According to the indefatigable Andrew Peters, mirror world Twinity has reached the landmark of fifty thousand beta users. That's certainly a good critical mass of users, and it comes on top of a big week for Twinity. The Singapore Government has awarded funding via its Media Development Office to Twinity developers Metaversum. The funds are to create a virtual Singapore with … [Read more...] about Twinity passes 50K beta users
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Twinity moves to public beta
Metaversum have moved Twinity to the next stage of it's development, announcing its public beta phase. A media event was held in Germany with Berlin's Mayor Klaus Wowereit, to formally open virtual Berlin. Wowereit was even presented with a key to the virtual city. Jochen Hummel, CEO of Metaversum remains upbeat on Twinity's development: "With the launch of our public beta … [Read more...] about Twinity moves to public beta
Berlin – live in Twinity
Berlin's Hackescher Markt is the latest addition to the mirror world Twinity. According to Metaversum, this is the first time that Berlin has been mirrored within a virtual world - the Hackescher Markt district comes in at over six square kilometers of area in the real world. Twinity's version has shops, galleries, bars, and clubs that all exist in the real Berlin. You can … [Read more...] about Berlin – live in Twinity
Five jobs on offer at Metaversum (Singapore or Germany)
Metaversum, creators of Twinity, have a bunch of jobs up for grabs. The roles are varied and can be based in either Singapore or Germany - check our jobs board for more info. If you're looking to recruit, why not use our free jobs board yourself? … [Read more...] about Five jobs on offer at Metaversum (Singapore or Germany)
Twinity – what is it good for?
“Twinity – the virtual world that mashes up the real with the virtual world”, proclaims their website. However, Twinity is no more of a mashup of the real and virtual worlds than any other virtual world. It's a world of real people meeting other real people, filled with real digital content, all set against a backdrop of digital representations of real places and places that … [Read more...] about Twinity – what is it good for?