1. Habbo Australia have surveyed 4012 teenagers (12-18 year olds) on their concerns, with 81% citing the environment as a major issue, with an unsurprising emphasis on bushfires. Habbo will be closing down for Earth Hour on March 28th at 8.30pm AEDT. What say you Linden Lab, Blizzard and others? 2. The Alphaville Herald has some stunning pictures of Metaplace builds - it … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
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Video review of Metaplace
The MP Insider blog has a video review of a particular gaming area in Metaplace - Zoo Escape!. For those who haven't seen Metaplace in action, it's a useful heads-up on its form factor and its content creation options: As stated previously, being web-based and having good content creation opportunities should prove an enticing package. … [Read more...] about Video review of Metaplace
Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds
Two of our more popular features each week are our weekly mainstream news roundup, The Watch, and our weekly does of machinima, Weekend Whimsy. The former runs Mondays, the latter Fridays. We've decided to add a new feature that will run in the middle of the week, called Merged Realities. It will be a handful of links to virtual world events, real-world events and … [Read more...] about Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds
Interview – Raph Koster, Co-founder and President, Metaplace
If the virtual worlds industry has elder statesmen, Raph Koster is definitely one of them. It's a term he probably dislikes, but the reality is he's had a direct involvement in some key milestones from text-based worlds (MUDs) through to the present day. After spending some time with his latest project, Metaplace, we took the opportunity to ask Raph some questions about its … [Read more...] about Interview – Raph Koster, Co-founder and President, Metaplace
Habbo Hotel – Australia’s growth story
Habbo Hotel is arguably the largest virtual world in existence, with well over 100 million registered avatars (as of June 2008) and ongoing growth. There's an Australian Habbo portal and in the past fortnight Habbo developer Sulake announced the launch of their in-world currency, the 'pixel'. Habbo already has a credit system where real-world money can be exchanged for a range … [Read more...] about Habbo Hotel – Australia’s growth story