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Tue, Feb 7 2012
Survey: Educators want to easily create 3D environments, exercises

Survey: Educators want to easily create 3D environments, exercises

Press release: Daden release results of its Authoring Tools for Immersive Training survey Birmingham, UK — The results of an Authoring Tools for Immersive Training survey have been released by Daden... 

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Thu, Jan 26 2012
ProtoSphere 2.0 released

ProtoSphere 2.0 released

Press Release: ProtonMedia Introduces ProtoSphere 2.0: the Immersive, Social, Learning & Collaboration Software for the Enterprise Market-leading collaboration environment for the cloud deeply integrates... 

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Tue, Jan 24 2012
How to Make Money with Virtual and Hybrid Events

How to Make Money with Virtual and Hybrid Events

Press Release Pleasanton, CA – Companies that want to monetize a hybrid event shouldn’t neglect the importance of marketing the virtual side, says Erica St. Angel, vice president of marketing... 

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Sun, Jan 15 2012
OpenSim hits new high; small grids multiply

OpenSim hits new high; small grids multiply

OpenSim’s top 40 public grids gained 1,056 new regions over the past month, hitting a new record high of 22,651 regions. Meanwhile, the total number of active public grids is now over 90, with 16... 

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Wed, Jan 11 2012
Altadyn launches 3D Virtual Events

Altadyn launches 3D Virtual Events

Press release: ALTADYN® Introduces Patent Pending Technology For 3D Virtual Events, The First Self Service, Instantly Setup Full 3D Immersive Platform For Virtual Events With No Download Required Irvine,... 

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Mon, Jan 9 2012
Vivox spreads fast through OpenSim grids

Vivox spreads fast through OpenSim grids

Ever since Vivox made its hosted voice service available for free to small and non-profit grids on December 23, OpenSim grids and individual region owners have quickly adopted the technology. Large commercial... 

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Tue, Jan 3 2012
Island Oasis reverses OAR export policy

Island Oasis reverses OAR export policy

Update: Island Oasis grid co-founder Karl Dreyer tells me that he’s keeping an eye on new developments in OpenSim that allow grid owners to filter content before it’s saved into an OAR file... 

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Mon, Jan 2 2012
Nova offers free regions for full year

Nova offers free regions for full year

New Voice — the company that brought us $5.95 regions on OSGrid and its own Nova grid — just dropped the starting price for regions even lower. To zero. That’s right. These are full regions.... 

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Thu, Dec 29 2011
Survey: Vehicle physics tops list of missing features

Survey: Vehicle physics tops list of missing features

Vehicle physics topped the list of missing features in our survey of OpenSim hosting providers this week. Because of the holiday — and the short notice — only 70 people responded to the survey,... 

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Fri, Dec 23 2011
Kitely rolls out Vivox voice

Kitely rolls out Vivox voice

Kitely became the second commercial OpenSim grid to roll out Vivox voice today. Boston-based Vivox Inc. is currently the gold standard of in-world voice, used in Second Life, EVE Online, EverQuest, Star... 

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Fri, Dec 16 2011
Grids gain 915 regions; InWorldz is busiest

Grids gain 915 regions; InWorldz is busiest

The top 40 OpenSim grids gained 915 new regions since this time last month, bringing the total number of regions on these grids to 21,595, a new record high. OSGrid was the single biggest gainer. The non-profit... 

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Thu, Dec 15 2011
NSF awards $549,458 for Cyberlearning project

NSF awards $549,458 for Cyberlearning project

Press release: WonderBuilders and STCC Awarded NSF Grant to Develop Virtual ESL Learning Environment Boston, MA— WonderBuilders, Inc., an Open Wonderland 3D virtual world platform and services provider,... 

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Wed, Dec 14 2011
Free virtual learning ebook released

Free virtual learning ebook released

Press Release: ‘Virtual Learning for Dummies’ Available From Virtual Communications Leader SAN FRANCISCO, CA — ON24, the global leader in webcasting and virtual event solutions, today... 

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Fri, Dec 9 2011
Two new social worlds launch on Web

Two new social worlds launch on Web

Two new social worlds announced launches today — SmallWorlds, which is live, and Interactive City, which still seems to be the process of getting off the ground. SmallWorlds is a cartoonish, Flash-based,... 

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Thu, Dec 8 2011
EON Reality backs Singapore 3D learning center

EON Reality backs Singapore 3D learning center

Press release: ITE and EON Reality to Set-Up Centre for Virtual 3D Learning in Singapore IRVINE, CA — EON Reality, Inc., the world’s leading interactive 3D software provider, today announced... 

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Wed, Dec 7 2011
Expert offers free 3D learning seminar

Expert offers free 3D learning seminar

Press Release: Training Expert Randy Hinrichs to Present a Free Online Seminar: “Thinking and Learning in 3D—How to Create Successful Virtual Learning Experiences” Author of the new book “Transforming... 

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Thu, Dec 1 2011
Abu Dhabi’s iCampus first digital university in Middle East

Abu Dhabi’s iCampus first digital university in Middle East

Press release: UBM Partners with the Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training to Produce iCampus, the First Digital University in Middle East CHICAGO and LONDON — UBM... 

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Wed, Nov 16 2011
Kitely rolls out new social features

Kitely rolls out new social features

Cloud-based OpenSim vendor Kitely Ltd. rolled out two features today aimed at improving the social aspects of the grid — a list of publicly-accessible regions, and a maturity ranking system. Kitely... 

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Wed, Nov 16 2011
BAE Systems invests in Daden

BAE Systems invests in Daden

Press Release: BAE Systems Invest in Daden to Develop Data Visualisation System Birmingham, UK — BAE Systems has signed an agreement with Birmingham based Daden Limited (Daden) to accelerate the... 

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Tue, Nov 15 2011
OpenSim grids pass 20,000 regions

OpenSim grids pass 20,000 regions

The top 40 public OpenSim grids passed the 20,000-region milestone this month, with a new peak of 20,680 regions, after gaining 1,155 net regions over the past four weeks. Growth on OpenSim's top 40... 

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Thu, Nov 10 2011
Nursing group expands 3D training

Nursing group expands 3D training

Press Release: ANCC Expands Virtual Poster Hall in 2011 Using the Digitell, 3D, Immersive Platform, ANCC Doubles the Number of Poster Sessions From Last Year Jamestown, NY– The American Nurses Credentialing... 

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Wed, Nov 9 2011
Next stop for protesters: Occupy OpenSim

Next stop for protesters: Occupy OpenSim

Press Release: 3rdRockGid.com launches Occupy World Peace Virtual Initiative The owners of 3rdRockGrid.com have thrown their support and solidarity behind the efforts of the Occupy protest movement sweeping... 

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Thu, Nov 3 2011
Microsoft, ProtonMedia: Free workshop on virtual clinical trials

Microsoft, ProtonMedia: Free workshop on virtual clinical trials

Press Release: Discover the Innovation Behind Some of the Industry’s First Virtual Clinical Trials ProtonMedia and Microsoft to host workshop at Microsoft’s Technology Center featuring industry leaders... 

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Wed, Nov 2 2011
ScienceSim land grants announced

ScienceSim land grants announced

Press release: Fashion Research Institute Announces ScienceSim Land Grant Program Awardees New York, NY  – Fashion Research Institute has been collaborating with Intel Labs since 2009, helping to push... 

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Wed, Nov 2 2011
Paper: Virtual trade shows save $100,000 or more

Paper: Virtual trade shows save $100,000 or more

Press release: Virtual Tradeshows Provide Affordable, New Marketing Opportunity for the Building Industry Exhibitors can save up to $100,000 or more with online events compared to physical tradeshows,... 

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Fri, Oct 28 2011
Army picks Unity for virtual social world

Army picks Unity for virtual social world

Press Release: Unity Powers Army OneSource Virtual World Service Helps Soldiers and Loved Ones Connect From Anywhere Around the World SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity... 

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Fri, Oct 28 2011
Virtual festival to raise awareness of PTSD

Virtual festival to raise awareness of PTSD

Press Release: Ten-Day “Be Fearless!” Online Festival Combines Art and Music with Education and Awareness-Raising for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Wiscasset, Maine — Fearless Nation... 

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Thu, Oct 27 2011
Chatbot vendor directory released

Chatbot vendor directory released

AMSTERDAM — Chatbots.org, the Industry Catalyst of Intelligent Virtual Characters, reveals a business directory of almost 300 companies in conversational AI, (3D) avatar animation, speech synthesis... 

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Fri, Oct 21 2011
Radiology group picks Digitell for 3D event

Radiology group picks Digitell for 3D event

Press release: RSNA Selects Digitell for First Virtual Event RSNA to Engage Members at Their Annual Meeting with a 3D/2D Virtual Platform Jamestown, NY — The Radiological Society of North America... 

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Sat, Oct 15 2011
New high for OpenSim grids, smaller grids attract users

New high for OpenSim grids, smaller grids attract users

The top 40 OpenSim grids gained 144 regions over the past month, for a new record high of 19,525 regions. OSGrid was the big gainer in land area, adding 243 new regions for a new total of 8,160 regions,... 

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Tue, Oct 11 2011
Kitely moves assets to Amazon cloud

Kitely moves assets to Amazon cloud

On-demand hosting provider Kitely Ltd. has eliminated a major OpenSim scalability obstacle by moving its asset database to the Amazon storage cloud. “This is the most significant change we’ve... 

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Sat, Oct 8 2011
New OpenSim release includes mesh, other improvements

New OpenSim release includes mesh, other improvements

Several major OpenSim features, including mesh, which were previously available only in experimental releases of OpenSim are now part of the standard OpenSim release, numbered 0.7.2. Justin Clark-Casey “Despite... 

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Sat, Oct 8 2011
InWorldz users cash out over $15,000 a month

InWorldz users cash out over $15,000 a month

According to statistics released Friday by InWorldz co-founder Beth Reischl, in-world residents have been cashing out, on average, more than $15,000 a month over the past year. “Overall, I’m... 

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Thu, Oct 6 2011
Association picks Digitell for 3D operating room

Association picks Digitell for 3D operating room

Press Release: Practice Greenhealth selects Digitell for Live Streaming, Conference Capture, 3D Operating Room, Virtual Event and Webinars Jamestown, NY — Practice Greenhealth (PGH), a membership... 

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Thu, Oct 6 2011
Second Places offers Unifier free with Unity Pro

Second Places offers Unifier free with Unity Pro

Press release: Second Places becomes Bronze Reseller of Unity Technologies Cheshire, UK – Second Places, a leader in development of virtual worlds, today announced that during Unite 11 in San Francisco,... 

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Wed, Oct 5 2011
EON Reality offers desktop 3D

EON Reality offers desktop 3D

Press release: EON Reality Releases EON Mycube, a Surround Immersive Desktop 3D System IRVINE, CA — EON Reality, the world’s leading interactive 3D solutions provider, today announced the release... 

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Wed, Oct 5 2011
Users join forces to fix mesh

Users join forces to fix mesh

Second Life has recently rolled out support for mesh objects. One key benefit is realistic clothing and accessories. However, Second Life’s implementation of mesh does not automatically adjust to... 

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Sat, Oct 1 2011
OpenSim drops barrier to devs

OpenSim drops barrier to devs

Viewer developers are no longer restricted from working on OpenSim server code, OpenSim core developer and Overte Foundation president Justin Clark-Casey announced Friday. Previously, viewer developers... 

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Thu, Sep 29 2011
Dassault offers virtual first aid training

Dassault offers virtual first aid training

Press release: Dassault Systemes: “Staying Alive”: 3D Experience Helps Save Lives Teaching People How to Administer First Aid Using 3D Online Experience Platform from Dassault Systemes PARIS... 

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Thu, Sep 29 2011
Unity 3.5 — faster, better graphics

Unity 3.5 — faster, better graphics

Press Release: Unite 11: Unity 3.5 Demonstrated Live for the First Time Major Additions Mark an Impressive Update to the Award-Winning Development Platform for Games and Interactive 3D SAN FRANCISCO, CA–Unity... 

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Tue, Sep 27 2011
ReactionGrid tests Jibe on Android, OpenSim upgrade

ReactionGrid tests Jibe on Android, OpenSim upgrade

This was a big week for new deployments at virtual world vendor ReactionGrid, with a demo of a new Jibe app on the Android platform, and a test of the latest release of OpenSim. Jibe App Jibe is a virtual... 

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Mon, Sep 26 2011
New directory features virtual services

New directory features virtual services

Press Release: Virtual Edge Launches Definitive Online Directory for Digital Meeting, Events, Learning, and Community Solutions Virtual Edge Directory simplifies process for researching, identifying and... 

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Thu, Sep 22 2011
Design firm 3DLES partners with Virtyou

Design firm 3DLES partners with Virtyou

Press release: 3DLES and virtyou join forces Scherpenzeel, The Netherlands—Germany’s Virtyou GmbH and 3DLES, an OpenSim design and consulting firm focusing on education, have   join forces to... 

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Thu, Sep 22 2011
ProtoSphere now supports video, Flash

ProtoSphere now supports video, Flash

Press Release: New ProtoSphere v.1.5.4 Now Supports Video and Flash Content Five new features extend ProtoSphere’s lead as the virtual collaboration environment for learning and training LANSDALE, Pa.—ProtonMedia... 

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Wed, Sep 21 2011
Open Wonderland now supports object exports

Open Wonderland now supports object exports

The Subsnapshot Importer Exporter module is now available in the Wonderland Module Warehouse. First successful test of importing objects using Subsnapshots. (Image courtesy Nicole Yankelovich.) This... 

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Thu, Sep 15 2011
Top grids gain 883 new regions

Top grids gain 883 new regions

The top 40 OpenSim grids now have a total of 19,381 regions, a new high — up by 883 regions from a month ago. Meanwhile, total registered users grew to a new record high of 212,452. These numbers... 

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Mon, Sep 12 2011
Open Wonderland supports drag-and-drop docs

Open Wonderland supports drag-and-drop docs

One of the great features of Open Wonderland is its application-sharing facility. And one of the benefits this provides is the ability to use OpenOffice in-world to create and edit documents that are compatible... 

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Fri, Sep 9 2011
Nova drops prices to $5.95 per region

Nova drops prices to $5.95 per region

New Voice’s Nova OpenSim hosting company has dropped region prices to a new low today — just $5.95 for a region with up to 80,000 prims. The catch? The region is designed for low-traffic residential... 

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Thu, Sep 8 2011
AVWorlds tests Bullet physics

AVWorlds tests Bullet physics

AVWorlds is a brand new grid — at just 26 regions, it doesn’t even make our monthly Top 40 list — but it has big ambitions. The grid launched with the highest priced land in OpenSim,... 

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Thu, Sep 1 2011
Linda Kellie releases first OAR

Linda Kellie releases first OAR

Linda Kellie, whose free content has made her website a go-to destination for folks making their move to OpenSim and needing content, has released her first OAR file (free download here). This complete... 

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