Monthly Archives: June 2011

Thu, Jun 30 2011
Survey: Firms prefer virtual training

Survey: Firms prefer virtual training

Press release: ON24 Survey Shows Growing Corporate Preference; Sodexo Use Case Illustrates Benefits SAN FRANCISCO, CA —  ON24, the global leader in webcasting and virtual event solutions, today... 

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Wed, Jun 29 2011
OpenSim devs launch foundation, put OpenSim on solid legal footing

OpenSim devs launch foundation, put OpenSim on solid legal footing

OpenSim’s volunteer developers have launched a foundation, the non-profit Overte Foundation, which expected to solve the licensing problems that keep OpenSim server developers from talking to viewer... 

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Wed, Jun 29 2011
Five top metaverse blogs

Five top metaverse blogs

I subscribe to a lot of virtual world-related blogs in my RSS reader (click here for the bundle) , and follow a lot more on Twitter (click here for the list). Here are the five that I check in on daily. i... 

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Mon, Jun 27 2011
Jibe vs. OpenSim

Jibe vs. OpenSim

Jibe is a new, Unity 3D-based virtual environment created by ReactionGrid, one of the leading OpenSim hosting vendors. Many people confuse the two platforms, but they are very different environments. In... 

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Thu, Jun 23 2011
ProtoSphere wins Microsoft Life Sciences Innovation Award

ProtoSphere wins Microsoft Life Sciences Innovation Award

Press Release: PPD and ProtonMedia Win 2011 Microsoft Life Sciences Innovation Award Microsoft recognizes ProtonMedia for the second consecutive year for its innovation in life sciences with its ProtoSphere... 

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Thu, Jun 23 2011
TEDxBoston goes hybrid with Web.alive

TEDxBoston goes hybrid with Web.alive

Press Release: TEDxBoston Expands Reach With Avaya web.alive Global Online Auditorium – Avaya web.alive Immersive Web Conferencing Enables Attendees to View Event From Comfort of Their Desktops ... 

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Tue, Jun 21 2011
New Learning System for Virtual World Educators Released

New Learning System for Virtual World Educators Released

Press release: New Learning System for Virtual World Educators Released The creators of Texas State Technical Colleges’ virtual presence in Second Life®, vTSTC, have released a new learning management... 

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Mon, Jun 20 2011
Where to get content for OpenSim

Where to get content for OpenSim

One of the common complaints enterprises have about OpenSim is that if they set up a private grid, they’ll have to create all the content from scratch. Employees will have to create their own hair,... 

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Mon, Jun 20 2011
ProtonMedia raises $4.5 million to improve virtual learning environment

ProtonMedia raises $4.5 million to improve virtual learning environment

Press release: ProtonMedia Raises $4.5 Million in Series B Financing Led by Kaplan Ventures LANSDALE, Pa.—ProtonMedia today announced the successful completion of a $4.5 million Series B venture financing... 

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Sun, Jun 19 2011
Curiosity, pioneer spirit drive hypergridders

Curiosity, pioneer spirit drive hypergridders

Simple curiosity and the pioneering spirit are driving the growth in hypergridding, despite technical challenges. According to data from The Hypergates, the total number of travelers using their teleport... 

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Fri, Jun 17 2011
10 marketing triggers

10 marketing triggers

As the number of new grids proliferates, grid owners need to look beyond “cheaper than Second Life” as their key marketing ploy. Instead, why not try one of these time-tested strategies? 1.... 

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Fri, Jun 17 2011
Educator pens OpenSim guide

Educator pens OpenSim guide

An educator has released a free, 160-page “quick start” guide this week. The guide is a complete instruction manual for schools — or other institutions — looking to set up OpenSim-based... 

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Thu, Jun 16 2011
Kitely calls for a push to the web

Kitely calls for a push to the web

Kitely CEO Ilan Tochner told Hypergrid Business this week that the Second Life and OpenSim viewer can be ported to HTML 5 and Web GL in a matter of months — and he’s looking for people to help... 

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Wed, Jun 15 2011
OpenSim cleans out old regions; new grids emerge

OpenSim cleans out old regions; new grids emerge

The top 40 OpenSim grids lost a net total of 475 regions since mid May, for a new total of 15,290 regions, but all of that decline — and then some — is accounted for by the removal of 2,200... 

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Wed, Jun 15 2011
SpotOn3D seeks gambling partners

SpotOn3D seeks gambling partners

Washington, D.C.-based grid SpotOn3D is looking for developers to work on gambling-related projects, now that online gambling has been legalized in the nation’s capital. Philippe Pascal “This... 

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Mon, Jun 13 2011
Study: virtual work force a competitive advantage

Study: virtual work force a competitive advantage

Press release: Brandman University Research Study Shows Companies Can Better Embrace Virtual Work Force as a Competitive Advantage Managers eager for workers to understand collaboration tools, but still... 

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Mon, Jun 13 2011
Kitely adds viewer choice, OAR exports

Kitely adds viewer choice, OAR exports

Kitely, a popular cloud-based OpenSim hosting provider, rolled out two frequently requested features today — the ability to export regions, and the ability to choose viewers. These two changes should... 

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Thu, Jun 9 2011
1,000 avatars soon coming to a region near you

1,000 avatars soon coming to a region near you

Intel will release the code for its Distributed Scene Graph 3-D — which allows thousands of avatars on a single OpenSim regions — at the end of June, the company told Hypergrid Business today. The... 

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Thu, Jun 9 2011
Public education a challenge for virtual health club

Public education a challenge for virtual health club

Club One’s two virtual weight-loss programs last year were a clear success — participants lost as much or more weight as in a similar program held in a real gym, and made more positive lifestyle... 

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Wed, Jun 8 2011
The Machinimist Marketer: Low-cost book promotion for authors

The Machinimist Marketer: Low-cost book promotion for authors

Machinima isn’t just for music anymore. People from all different walks of life are finding ways to take advantage of the virally spread mini movies, the latest being writers. I discovered that on... 

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Wed, Jun 8 2011
VastPark launches open source avatar kit

VastPark launches open source avatar kit

Press release: VastPark Launches OpenAvatar for Virtual Worlds and Games Washington, DC & Melbourne, Australia — VastPark, an industry leader in virtual worlds, launches OpenAvatar to create... 

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Wed, Jun 8 2011
Utherverse to host virtual business convention

Utherverse to host virtual business convention

Press release: UtherConvention Trade Show Will Showcase Best of 3D Web and Demonstrate Breakthrough Convention Concept Convention highlights: Session with attorney Greg Piccionelli about intellectual... 

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Tue, Jun 7 2011
Intel increases OpenSim avatar capacity 20-fold

Intel increases OpenSim avatar capacity 20-fold

Press release: Intel Announces New Research and Partnership Efforts at Annual R&D Event Will release open source packages: To increase avatar capacity on an OpenSim region 20 times, allowing thousands... 

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Tue, Jun 7 2011
InteSolv, On24 partner for virtual events in government, high tech

InteSolv, On24 partner for virtual events in government, high tech

Press release: InteSolv Announces Virtual Show Partnership with ON24 InteSolv will deliver ON24’s Virtual Show and Virtual Briefing Center products into several key markets, including government, manufacturing,... 

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Mon, Jun 6 2011
How to hijack the metaverse

How to hijack the metaverse

We all remember the Microsoft-Netscape battle. Okay, maybe some people don’t, so here’s the summary: Netscape was a company that made a free Internet browser and and a not-free commercial Web... 

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Sun, Jun 5 2011
Educator calls for college enclave on OSGrid

Educator calls for college enclave on OSGrid

I am looking for volunteers for an OSGrid Academic Consortium — somewhere between four to eight schools who want to have free regions in an education-oriented community located near to one another... 

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Sun, Jun 5 2011
Hypergrid inventor calls for mass grid migration

Hypergrid inventor calls for mass grid migration

Hypergrid inventor Crista Lopes, professor of informatics at the University of California, Irvine called today on big public grids to begin a mass migration to lower regions. The reason is that Second... 

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Sat, Jun 4 2011
Study: Virtual health club delivers real weight loss

Study: Virtual health club delivers real weight loss

Press release: ACSM: Weight loss success in a 3-D virtual world Bloomington, Indiana — Participants in two weight-loss programs — one involving traditional health club sessions and the other... 

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Fri, Jun 3 2011
VenueGen execs to discuss e-learning

VenueGen execs to discuss e-learning

Press release: Immersive Virtual Classrooms Boost Engagement and ROI for Instructor-Led Training: VenueGen Execs to Discuss at eLearning DEVCON and ICELW VenueGen CEO David Gardner and President Jeff Crown... 

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