Tag Archives: OpenSim

Wed, Sep 1 2010
We all live in a virtual world

We all live in a virtual world

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Mike Treder, the managing director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, recently asked a loaded question: If you could live in a world that was just the way you wanted it to be, with... 

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

Does your grid need its own currency?

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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

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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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Wed, Aug 25 2010
Renting or owning your OpenSim land?

Renting or owning your OpenSim land?

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Hosting providers with previous experience in Second Life are bringing some Second Life terminology with them into OpenSim. For example, Coral Estates draws a distinction between “owning” a... 

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Wed, Aug 25 2010
OpenSim prices drop to $10 per region

OpenSim prices drop to $10 per region

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Correction: Coral Estate regions start at $20, not $10. OpenSim hosting prices have fallen to a record-low, with providers like New Voice offering regions for just $10 per month — though the performance... 

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

Rooms and regions: pros and cons

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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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Sat, Aug 21 2010
OpenSim business roadmap: past, present and future

OpenSim business roadmap: past, present and future

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My company is a small, enterprise user of virtual worlds. Over the past year, we’ve used them for meetings with partners, new hires, internal collaboration, and external business networking. There... 

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Thu, Aug 19 2010
Whisper clear as a bell in OpenSim

Whisper clear as a bell in OpenSim

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Tonight’s meeting of the Hypergrid Entrepreneurs Group was an eye-opener for me and several other attendees — well, ear-opener. We got a chance to try out the new Whisper directional voice... 

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Thu, Aug 19 2010
Second Life discontinues enterprise platform

Second Life discontinues enterprise platform

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Update: “As Philip has mentioned, Linden Lab has discontinued the Second Life Enterprise development program,” Adam Nelson, Linden Lab’s Executive Director of Monetization, told Hypergrid Business.... 

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Tue, Aug 17 2010
CyberCoinBank’s G$ takes early lead

CyberCoinBank’s G$ takes early lead

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CyberCoinBank’s G$ is taking an early lead over the OMC multi-grid currency from Virwox. Although G$ is only accepted on 8 grids, compared to 14 grids for OMC, there is over 63 million G$ (US $210,000)... 

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

Viewer 2 a net gain for OpenSim

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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

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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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Mon, Aug 16 2010
How to save Second Life’s Teen Grid

How to save Second Life’s Teen Grid

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The TeenGrid has low traffic compared to Second Life’s mainland, and its primary renters — educators — pay half of what Second Life’s other customers do for land. It makes sense... 

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Thu, Aug 12 2010
The business of virtual sex

The business of virtual sex

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Would be sim-commerce millionaires gathered at the Hypergrid Entrepreneurs Group meeting Thursday night on the Trombly Grid to discuss recent innovations in OpenSim hosting, currency systems, and selling... 

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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

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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
Why virtual worlds are important for business

Why virtual worlds are important for business

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There is a ton of debate and discussion and information Out There about why virtual worlds are, or aren’t, or might someday be, important for business. Important, that is, to people who are wearing... 

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Sun, Aug 8 2010
SL Viewer 2 on the hypergrid

SL Viewer 2 on the hypergrid

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Second Life released Viewer 2 in February and, though many complained that the new interface was confusing and less efficient it did offer a significant new benefit to enterprise and education users: the... 

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Thu, Aug 5 2010
Qarl Linden’s layoff is bad news for OpenSim

Qarl Linden’s layoff is bad news for OpenSim

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Linden Lab developer Qarl Linden reported that he was laid off yesterday. The developer — known as Karl Stiefvater outside of Second Life — was responsible for such innovations as scupties... 

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

How to set up a mini-grid

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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

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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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