There are three ways in which a particular platform or service can be considered to be “open.”
One is whether it runs on multiple systems, or is locked into a system from one particular vendor.
For...
When most people compare virtual worlds, they do so from a technical perspective — how many concurrent users, what kind of interface is being used, what data standards are supported.
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Here at Hypergrid Business, we write a lot about the Second Life-OpenSim-realXtend ecosystem. We love the low cost, the flexibility, and the massive amounts of content available for this platform.
But...