Here's an astounding statistic: nearly 36 million Nintendo Wii consoles have been sold, and that's a conservative figure. The Wii is streets ahead of the Sony Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360, and is likely to eclipse behemoths like the Playstation 2 - Sony have shifted nearly 120 million of those but the Wii is at a much earlier stage in its lifecycle than the moribund PS2. … [Read more...] about The most successful virtual world: Nintendo Wii
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Saddle Club virtual world on the way
A Canadian digital entertainment company, GS New Media, have announced development of a virtual world based on The Saddle Club ™ TV show, a Canadian (Protocol Entertainment) and Australian (Crawford Productions) co-production. It's a show targeted squarely at pre-teen kids with a heavy female slant. Crawford Productions Pty Ltd. (Australia) and Protocol Entertainment, Inc. … [Read more...] about Saddle Club virtual world on the way
‘Amazing Worlds’ release pictures and video
I received a media release from Amazing Worlds (formerly Mirror Worlds), to announce some pictures and video of their offering, which is still under development. The photos are located here or check out the video on You Tube : The new information shows that Amazing Worlds is well underway and it certainly has a Second Life feel about it. Because it's touted as a 3D … [Read more...] about ‘Amazing Worlds’ release pictures and video
Singapore’s Mirror World shows business promise
I received a press release today from Singapore-based company 'Virtual Worlds', touting their Mirror World which is under development and due for launch at the end of this year. The full text of the press release is below by essentially it's a platform that will allow creation of replicas of real-world locations for the purpose of 3D walk-throughs. It's aimed squarely at … [Read more...] about Singapore’s Mirror World shows business promise
VastPark evolution continues
VastPark is a platform we've covered a number of times, mainly because of its Australian roots. There's been some further development occur, with launch of forums and some new features in the software itself: 1. Support for 3D audio and ability to script sound effects to occur on certain events. 2. Chase controller: "Attach objects to each other. Have objects (mesh, cameras, … [Read more...] about VastPark evolution continues