Gwyneth Llewelyn actually posted this article “OpenSimulator: The Choice for 2010 back in January, but it still remains one of the best overviews of what’s happening in the OpenSim worlds that...
Everybody knows about the big three of virtual business: sex, gambling, and role-playing. But with the new OpenSim platform and hyperlinks between different virtual worlds, the three-dimension Internet...
Today I attempt to create my own virtual world. Second Life, World of Warcraft — prepare to meet your new competition.
I’m not speaking facetiously. With the new OpenSim platform for creating...
Here is a summary of what I did to get my virtual universe — all sixteen acres of it — up and running. (The full story is here.)
Download the OpenSim software
If you’re using Windows,...
According to Ralf Haifisch, a virtual worlds developer, what we’re seeing now is the emergence of a new Internet. And he knows what’s he’s talking about – he was the first one in his...
This year, the 3d Internet is moving beyond niche applications like World of Warcraft and Second Life, with rapidly-evolving enterprise-level platforms – and development firms are springing up to serve...
I happened to be up at 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, April 15, working when Tiffany Maxwell (a.k.a. “Tiffany Sicling”) logged on to the OSGrid. I’ve been meaning to talk to her about her work as...
Internet history was made today, with the rollout of the first practical – and stylish — “StarGate” transport system for the new 3D Internet.
Yesterday, travel between worlds required either...
If you want to see how the OpenSim platform works in practice – and who doesn’t want a glipse of the next generation of the Internet? – you might be tempted to come to the OSGrid, the largest...
If you’re looking to see what a good OpenSim deployment looks like, I strongly recommend the Folk Cafe and the surrounding German village region on the Grid4us OpenSim grid.
How to get in:
If you...
[Update: You can browse all hypergrid-enabled public OpenSim grids with Hyperica, the directory of hypergrid destinations. Directory indexes more than 100 shopping and freebie store locations....
The three top businesses in Second Life are land sales, item sales, and (presumably — no hard data available) sex.
For businesses looking to explore Second Life, however, these are the worst businesses...
I got a lot of responses to last week’s post about Second Life – more than to any other article. People emailed me and twittered me, asking for more information and advice on getting started.
First...
