Monthly Archives: September 2009

Wed, Sep 30 2009
3Di, Inc. Releases Open Source Virtual World Viewer for OpenSim

3Di, Inc. Releases Open Source Virtual World Viewer for OpenSim

Offered Under Developer-Oriented BSD License and Aimed at Driving Industry Adoption of 3D Internet TOKYO — 3Di, Inc., which develops and offers 3D Internet solutions, has today launched an open... 

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Thu, Sep 24 2009
Second Life economy tops $1 billion

Second Life economy tops $1 billion

Press Release: 1 Billion Hours, 1 Billion Dollars Served: Second Life Celebrates Major Milestones for Virtual Worlds Linden Lab Shares Statistics Revealing Tremendous User Engagement and the Largest User-Generated... 

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Wed, Sep 23 2009
VirWoX Picks Neovia for L$ Exchange

VirWoX Picks Neovia for L$ Exchange

Press Release: NEOVIA Financial Selected by VirWoX for Second Life Currency Exchange NEOVIA Financial, the independent global online payments business, has been selected to securely process online payments... 

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Mon, Sep 14 2009
DeepThink launches OpenSim hosting firm

DeepThink launches OpenSim hosting firm

Australia’s DeepThink Pty Ltd. has launched an OpenSim hosting company, founder Adam Frisby announced today. Adam Frisby is DeepThink’s co-director and the company’s head of research and... 

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Mon, Sep 14 2009
3Di to offer OpenSim in a cloud

3Di to offer OpenSim in a cloud

Japan’s 3Di, Inc. announced a cloud-based offering for enterprises looking to deploy OpenSim virtual worlds. 3Di currently offers a server-based software solution, as well as a Web-based browser... 

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Tue, Sep 8 2009
How to pitch 3D to your company

How to pitch 3D to your company

Immersive collaborative environments may be the perfect solution to a company’s training or collaboration needs — but may be a hard sell if the senior management still thinks of 3D environments... 

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Mon, Sep 7 2009
OpenSim grids continue to grow

OpenSim grids continue to grow

SecondLife currently has around 23,000 user-owned regions, with another 5,000 regions owned by Linden Lab. However, OpenSim-based grids seem to be catching up in total land area, with over 5,600 regions... 

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Mon, Sep 7 2009
Immersive art in OpenSim

Immersive art in OpenSim

Manchester-based virtual world development firm Second Places helped two U.K. universities with an immersive art installation which ran through this past weekend. The installation, produced by the University... 

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Mon, Sep 7 2009
ThinkBalm: What is immersion?

ThinkBalm: What is immersion?

According to a new report by analyst firm ThinkBalm, immersiveness is not an all-or-nothing proposition but a continuum. On the low-immersion extreme are virtual worlds with cartoony graphics, static camera... 

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Mon, Sep 7 2009
The future of virtual goods

The future of virtual goods

[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.... 

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Mon, Sep 7 2009
UC Irvine sets up virtual worlds center

UC Irvine sets up virtual worlds center

Press Release: UC Irvine establishes Center for Computer Games & Virtual Worlds Will join forces with Institute for Software Research and Game Culture & Technology Laboratory UC Irvine’s Donald... 

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Sat, Sep 5 2009
Machinimators ‘too busy to date’

Machinimators ‘too busy to date’

Have you seen the episode of The Office where Dwight Shrute gets a Second Life? It’s exactly the same as his first life – except that he can fly! And did you catch that episode of CSI: New York... 

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Thu, Sep 3 2009
3Di releases 3Di Immersive Banner

3Di releases 3Di Immersive Banner

3Di Inc. releases “3Di Immersive Banner”, the latest and the world’s first technology for Internet advertising that realizes virtual experiences by banner ads on websites 3Di Inc., which... 

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Tue, Sep 1 2009
3Di OpenViewer almost ready for prime time

3Di OpenViewer almost ready for prime time

Japan’s Sanwa Supply Co., launched a site today where visitors can shop for computer supplies and peripherals using the immersive 3Di OpenViewer from 3Di that came in the form of a browser plug-in,... 

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Tue, Sep 1 2009
SANWA deploys 3DI OpenSim Enterprise

SANWA deploys 3DI OpenSim Enterprise

Press Release: Starting Today: 3Di, Inc. Enables 3D Virtual Internet Shopping Experiences by Deploying 3Di OpenSim Enterprise to SANWA 3D INTERNET LAB TOKYO — 3Di, Inc., which develops and offers... 

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