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Archi-Me: CAD to virtual world

There’s no denying the demand by business for virtual environments that allow for replication of real world products and processes. Forterra’s OLIVE platform, TeamingStream’s NoviCraft, Second Life and OpenSim grids are just four environments used extensively by business for prototyping products or business.
Archi-ME is a new entrant in that space. Created by UK-based [...]

Metaplace: worlds embedded

Raph Koster has announced the ability to embed a Metaplace world within a webpage. Significant? Indeed it is. One of the reasons video sharing services like YouTube, Vimeo and Blip.tv have become ubiquitous has been their embed features. By offering the same portability, Metaplace has further established a firm foothold in the virtual world [...]

VastPark: community collaboration for enterprise

VastPark have announced the launch of VastPark 3C (Community Collaboration Centre), which “connects an easy-to-use social network platform with an immersive real time meeting system, allowing users to self organise within a collaborative environment.”
It’s another noteworthy integrated virtual worlds / social media entry into the enterprise market – like its competitors however, VastPark [...]

Open source virtual environments living server-free

Most people familiar with the Second Life grid are also aware of the existence of OpenSim technology, commonly thought of as the Open Source alternative to Second Life.
With OpenSim, you can create your own virtual environment grid without needing to pay for licensing. The grid can be made open to the public, or be kept [...]

Frenzoo: Avatar Style

Although originally billed as being for teenage girls, the Frenzoo concept has proven to be of interest to a much wider audience. Even though it’s early days yet, the site still being in beta, there’s already a thriving community of folks participating in Frenzoo, with a wide range of ages and nationalities, and both genders, [...]

Metaplace impressions

At The Metaverse Journal, we’ve followed Metaplace closely and covered its beta phase previously. Senior contributor Tateru Nino was asked to put Metaplace through its paces to ensure we haven’t been too starry-eyed about its potential – Editor.
Still in beta, Metaplace still has some rough edges and glitches, but it is certainly coming along very [...]

Metaplace enters Open Beta

Today the Metaplace team have announced the mover to Open Beta, so if you haven’t checked out this impressive 2D world with content creation, you now have no excuse not to do so.
If you want some insight into Metaplace’s founder, Raph Koster, you can check our interview with him here.
Things have evolved significantly since our [...]

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