Tag Archives: GridHop

Private viewers, dead-end worlds

Private viewers, dead-end worlds

The great advantage of using OpenSim is that a grid owner can leverage all the work done by the open source community. The OpenSim server platform is updated continually, with new bug fixes and new features... 

Social OpenSim grids gain over 1,000 regions

Social OpenSim grids gain over 1,000 regions

The largest social OpenSim-based grids have gained over 1,000 regions since our last count in early September, bringing the total regions on these grids to over 6,500. These are grids that allow anyone... 

Berlin startup focuses on fashion, architecture, and market research

Berlin startup focuses on fashion, architecture, and market research

Berlin’s virtyou GmbH officially launched its virtual world hosting services this week, and outlined its business strategy to Hypergrid Business during a grid tour today. The company hosts OpenSim... 

August Hypergrid List

August Hypergrid List

New OpenSim grids pop up all the time — and old ones change their hypergrid coordinates. It doesn’t help that hypergrid addresses are still completely bizarre. In addition, teleports sometimes... 

Private grids, public grids, and intragrids

Private grids, public grids, and intragrids

I occasionally get announcements or news from new grids running on the OpenSim platform, but they require the creation of a new avatar to visit. I don’t personally have anything against these kinds...