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Thu, Jun 17 2010
ScienceSim demos 1,000 avatars on a sim

ScienceSim demos 1,000 avatars on a sim

The Intel-backed ScienceSim grid, running the open source OpenSim virtual world server software, ran a demo with over 1,000 avatars in a single region. Watch video here. “We broke 1,000 with plenty... 

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Tue, May 18 2010
Do House: consumer research in OpenSim

Do House: consumer research in OpenSim

Japanese consumer research firm Do House Inc. announced today that it has begun conducting consumer interviews in OpenSim, using a Web-based viewer from Tokyo-based 3Di Inc. The 3Di Web viewer, which is... 

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Thu, Apr 22 2010
Non-profits experiment with grid payments

Non-profits experiment with grid payments

Virtual worlds run by non-profit organizations focus on providing a low-cost platform for other non-profits and individuals. To many in the non-profit sector, in-world economies belong on for-profit grids... 

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Sat, Dec 19 2009
Virtual worlds cut commutes

Virtual worlds cut commutes

Bernhard Drax (s Draxtor Despres in Second Life) has produced a nice report about using virtual worlds to cut down telecommuting time — and create a greener work place. AKPC_IDS += "33414,";Popularity:... 

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Sat, Nov 14 2009
Firm prototypes HQ in Second Life

Firm prototypes HQ in Second Life

Amsterdam-based architecture firm Dedato has moved into its new headquarters — a building originally prototyped in Second Life. Rakeem Buaku, who coordinated the virtual construction, called the... 

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Thu, Aug 20 2009
ThinkBalm’s 3D Reception Area

ThinkBalm’s 3D Reception Area

Analyst firm ThinkBalm has created a virtual reception room for Web site visitors, using the 3DXplorer virtual worlds platform. ThinkBalm is  an independent industry analyst firm focused on work-related... 

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Tue, Jul 28 2009
Crescendo architects virtually

Crescendo architects virtually

Crescendo Design, an architecture firm based in Madison, Wisconsin, is doing some innovative work in virtual worlds, using the OpenSim offspring RealXtend. Image courtesy of Crescendo Designs. “The... 

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Fri, Jul 17 2009
UK university offers OpenSim design course

UK university offers OpenSim design course

Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland will become the first UK university to offer a comprehensive virtual world creation course, the institution announced this summer. The course, available to fourth-year... 

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Wed, Jul 15 2009
IBM: four OpenSim regions for $50,000

IBM: four OpenSim regions for $50,000

The $50,000 price tag might scare off smaller customers, but IBM’s Lotus Sametime 3D product is designed to help large enterprises start holding virtual meetings. The product – released at the... 

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Fri, May 22 2009
Singapore fund manager to hold virtual annual meeting

Singapore fund manager to hold virtual annual meeting

The company is in Singapore. The owners are in Thailand, Moscow, and Shanghai. What’s the most convenient location for the annual corporate meeting? Hint: it’s got dragons, a spaceport, and... 

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Fri, May 15 2009
Hollywood producer wrestles with OpenSim

Hollywood producer wrestles with OpenSim

Mike Joyce – that’s Michael R. Joyce on imdb.com – is a Hollywood producer. You may have heard of him from such projects as “Battlestar Galactica” and “Jewel of the Nile.” “The kind... 

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Wed, May 13 2009
Do you need a virtual world?

Do you need a virtual world?

Few companies today actually need a virtual world — but yours could be one of them. Here’s how to tell. Are you in the education business? Take for example, Tom Hood, president of the Maryland... 

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Fri, Apr 17 2009
3D Worlds Developer Launches Online Magazine

3D Worlds Developer Launches Online Magazine

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... 

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Wed, Apr 15 2009
Folk Cafe Does OpenSim Right

Folk Cafe Does OpenSim Right

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... 

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Tue, Apr 14 2009
Folk Cafe Does OpenSim Right: How to Visit

Folk Cafe Does OpenSim Right: How to Visit

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... 

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