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Tue, Aug 31 2010
How can you add joy to your virtual world?

How can you add joy to your virtual world?

A couple of weeks ago, the ever-insightful Seth Godin pointed out that every new activity has a learning curve — and also a joy curve. Unfortunately, it sometimes takes a bit of time before we learn... 

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Tue, Aug 31 2010
Does your grid need its own currency?

Does your grid need its own currency?

One of the first decisions a new grid owner has to make is whether there will be an in-world economy — and, if so, if they will need to create their own currency. Creating your own currency is expensive.... 

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Tue, Aug 31 2010
Utherverse launches casino for US customers

Utherverse launches casino for US customers

Utherverse, a proprietary virtual world platform known for its adult content, has launched a virtual casino targeting US customers. While the winnings cannot be converted into cash today, that might change... 

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Sat, Aug 21 2010
Rooms and regions: pros and cons

Rooms and regions: pros and cons

Business users choosing virtual environments usually focus on particular features — does it support mesh imports? Are there in-world editing tools? How good is the voice? Is the a web viewer? However,... 

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Tue, Aug 17 2010
Viewer 2 a net gain for OpenSim

Viewer 2 a net gain for OpenSim

The latest versions of OpenSim support Second Life Viewer 2 and, over the next couple of months, grids and hosting providers will be upgrading their OpenSim server software to make Viewer 2 usable everywhere... 

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Mon, Aug 16 2010
Whisper – New Voice Solution for OpenSim

Whisper – New Voice Solution for OpenSim

Today, vComm Solutions of Switzerland released Whisper, a high quality voice solution for OpenSim based on the popular Mumble open source VoIP client. The key feature of this solution is that it enables... 

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Sun, Aug 15 2010
Hypergrid economy hits new high

Hypergrid economy hits new high

The hypergrid economy continued its steady growth this past month, with a total of 1,091,000 OMC (US $3,775) spent on the 14 OMC-enabled grids since the multi-grid currency launched in March. This total... 

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Fri, Aug 13 2010
VastPark not dead, serves top-tier enterprise clients

VastPark not dead, serves top-tier enterprise clients

Despite rumors of its demise, the Australian virtual worlds company VastPark is not dead — in fact, it’s recently seen quite an uptick of interest. In April, the company won a prestigious contract... 

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Wed, Aug 11 2010
Why virtual worlds suck for business — and some solutions

Why virtual worlds suck for business — and some solutions

Wagner Au and Gwyneth Llewelyn have recently posted thought-provoking pieces about how to make virtual worlds more engaging. Au proposed an achievement system to encourage new users to make friends and... 

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Wed, Aug 11 2010
How to get ripped off in OpenSim

How to get ripped off in OpenSim

A couple of weeks ago, two OpenSim content designers came to Hypergrid Business with a complaint: they were offered a chance to produce content for a new grid, in return for space on that grid. They did... 

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Sat, Jul 31 2010
How to set up a mini-grid

How to set up a mini-grid

A mini-grid is a small, standalone OpenSim grid that doesn’t require a separate grid administration server. How small? Small enough so that all its regions can be run on a single computer. For a... 

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Tue, Jul 27 2010
ReactionGrid discontinues $25 region hosting

ReactionGrid discontinues $25 region hosting

ReactionGrid no longer offers $25 regions, offering only entire servers starting at $150 a month, with a $500 setup fee. Each server can handle four regions, and there is a discount for educators —... 

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Mon, Jul 19 2010
Media-on-a-prim coming to OpenSim in two months

Media-on-a-prim coming to OpenSim in two months

Earlier this year, Linden Lab released Second Life Viewer 2 which, though it had a large number of usability problems, also offered one huge advantage for business and education users: the ability to put... 

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Sun, Jul 18 2010
Hypergrid upgrade may cause travel hiccups

Hypergrid upgrade may cause travel hiccups

The OpenSim community is currently in the process of upgrading to Hypergrid 1.5, a more secure version of the hypergrid protocol that allows teleportation between different grids. However, Hypergrid 1.5... 

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Thu, Jun 17 2010
3Di OpenSim allows third-party logins

3Di OpenSim allows third-party logins

Tokyo-based 3Di Inc., will release the new version of its OpenSim server software on June 25, and the new release will allow the use of separate account registration systems. For example, if a retail company,... 

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Fri, May 14 2010
Virtual meetings offer green alternative to business travel

Virtual meetings offer green alternative to business travel

According to virtual events platform provider InXpo, each visitor to a virtual meetings saves – on average – 1,217 pounds of carbon dioxide. It would take 25 trees a whole year to absorb that much... 

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Tue, May 11 2010
Virtual events go social

Virtual events go social

Virtual events platform provider InXpo rolled out a suite of social networking features last week – including built-in support for Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn – as well as a social gaming platform. InXpo... 

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Sat, Apr 3 2010
Educators save money switching to OpenSim

Educators save money switching to OpenSim

Educators in primary schools, colleges, and other institutions looking for lower costs, better controls, and no age restrictions are considering switching from Second Life to its open source alternative,... 

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Sun, Mar 28 2010
How to get content for a business grid

How to get content for a business grid

[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.] One... 

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Sat, Mar 20 2010
Designing for virtual visitors

Designing for virtual visitors

In the last couple of weeks we’ve been traveling all over the hypergrid, here at Hypergrid Business, as preparation for the launch of our Hypergrid Worlds directory of hypergrid destinations. And... 

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