VastPark ‘vs’ Second Life: is it really a contest?
Serge Soudoplatoff is a French entrepreneur and VastPark investor I had the opportunity of spending a morning with on his recent Australian visit. He has written an interesting piece comparing Second Life and VastPark from an IT architecture viewpoint. There’s not a lot to disagree with, but I do wonder whether VastPark is [...]
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 [...]
Interoperability landmark – first ‘cross-teleport’
I can’t explain it any better than Tateru Nino has on Massively.
Essentially, the first documented movement of avatars between two separate virtual worlds has occurred. It’s a stark reminder of the progress occurring and where virtual worlds are likely to be in coming years.
Interview – Sakai Openlife (Openlife founder)
As we reported earlier this week, Openlife is a promising new alternative grid to Second Life. Its founder, Sakai Openlife (RL: Steve Sima) is based in Brisbane and we caught up with him via Openlife’s Live Chat for a discussion on everything Openlife.
Lowell: Sakai – Openlife came out of the blue for me but it’s [...]
Openlife – Second Life’s open source competitor
Openlife is the first fourth alternative Second Life grid to open up for widespread access.
It’s still a work in progress but one that’s well worth exploring, something I’ll be doing in coming days and weeks.
Openlife’s creator, Sakai Openlife, is based in Australia and we’ve made contact with him for an interview – stay tuned for [...]
