Back in February we profiled Openlife, an alternate Second Life-based grid. The realXtend platform underpins grids like Openlife and since February they've achieved some significant milestones. Now up to version 0.3, the 3D modelling in realXtend is something to see now. Here's a snippet: Caleb Bookers states "When these guys hit 1.0 the web will quake". At the very least, … [Read more...] about realXtend – the not so slow burner in virtual worlds
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New Zealand OpenSim grid on the way
I stumbled across a communication from a consortium of New Zealand Universities, who are making a public call for support for their proposal (which is reproduced in full below): I’ve been asked as a contributor to OpenSim to pass along the following. There is a bid going on for a new public project in NZ, through the University of Otago, and the principles (researchers at the … [Read more...] about New Zealand OpenSim grid on the way
Interview – Nathan Organ (AUGrid)
Back in February this year we interviewed Steve Sima, founder of the Openlife grid. Since then another Australian has set up a grid based on the Open Simulator architecture. This one is called AUGrid and has been set up by Norgan Torok (RL: Nathan Organ) and we caught up with him for an interview this week. Lowell: Can you tell me a little about your background and how you … [Read more...] about Interview – Nathan Organ (AUGrid)
Microsoft’s paws on OpenSim?
Am I the only one that experiences nausea at the thought of Microsoft integrating its technologies with the OpenSim virtual world platform? To me, any technology that's brand-specific is going to cause more problems than deliver solutions when the longer term view is taken for interoperability. … [Read more...] about Microsoft’s paws on OpenSim?
IBM and Linden Lab take the next big step for (virtual) mankind
As announced on the Linden Lab blog today, IBM and Linden Lab have successfully teleported avatars from the Second Life preview grid to an OpenSim virtual world. Some video of the event below or read the FAQ for future plans: It's another noteworthy step toward the holy grail of virtual world interoperability. Linden Lab state they'll have their own Open Grid beta this … [Read more...] about IBM and Linden Lab take the next big step for (virtual) mankind