Tag Archives: virtual currency

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 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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Mon, Apr 19 2010
FrancoGrid, AvatarHangout switch to OMC payments

FrancoGrid, AvatarHangout switch to OMC payments

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Two more grids have switched to the recently-released hypergrid-enabled OMC (Open Metaverse Currency) from Virwox, FrancoGrid and Avatar Hangout, bringing the total number of grids using the currency to... 

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Fri, Apr 2 2010
Business in OpenSim

Business in OpenSim

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[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.] Is it... 

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Fri, May 29 2009
ReactionGrid hosts own virtual world, private grids

ReactionGrid hosts own virtual world, private grids

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This week, ReactionGrid has released its $8,950 Banbury virtual world server, for those who want to physically own their own virtual universe. But for customers willing to let their virtual worlds be managed... 

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Thu, May 28 2009
Hypergrid Entrepreneurs Group holds first meeting on OSGrid

Hypergrid Entrepreneurs Group holds first meeting on OSGrid

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More than a dozen entrepreneurs got together Thursday night — or Friday morning, depending on their time zone — in OSGrid’s Business Center to discuss entrepreneurship on the emerging... 

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Wed, May 20 2009
Individual grids, merchants determine OpenSim payments

Individual grids, merchants determine OpenSim payments

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Unlike Second Life, the open source virtual world platform OpenSim does not have a built-in currency system. To users, this is a significant lack of functionality – but developers see it as a feature. The... 

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Sun, May 10 2009
Shanghai’s DeepThink shifts to OpenSim development

Shanghai’s DeepThink shifts to OpenSim development

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When it comes to virtual world real estate and design, DeepThink has been a big player, operating one of the largest continents in Second Life. A DeepThink sea-side cottage. But in recent months, the... 

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Sat, May 9 2009
OpenSim reaches 95% compatibility with Second Life

OpenSim reaches 95% compatibility with Second Life

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According to OpenSim core developer Charles Krinke, there are 330 key functions in Second Life – and 300 of them have been fully implemented in OpenSim. Of the remaining 30, half have to do with vehicle... 

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Mon, Apr 20 2009
Ten New Business Ideas for Emerging Worlds

Ten New Business Ideas for Emerging Worlds

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Everybody knows about the big three of virtual business: sex, gambling, and role-playing. But with the new OpenSim platform and hyperlinks between different virtual worlds, the three-dimension Internet... 

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

3D Worlds Developer Launches Online Magazine

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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

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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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