We've got Episode 2 of our podcast live a week after Episode 1, mainly due to the opportunity to interview VastPark CEO Bruce Joy. [display_podcast] It's an interview of more than 30 minutes but Bruce has some fascinating insights on VastPark's development and the virtual world business in general. There's also some brief news snippets and a preview of Episode 3. For … [Read more...] about Episode 2 of TMJ Podcast – VastPark special
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VastServer announced
VastPark is continuing its steady journey to open beta, with the company claiming a successful stress test of its servers. Additionally, they've also announced VastServer: "Similar to a web server, VastServer serves up IMML, an XML based Virtual Web equivalent to HTML. It acts as the message rely between all the users on the site so they can interact with each other and see … [Read more...] about VastServer announced
VastPark close to open beta
VastPark has been developing under the radar the past few months but today announced an upcoming stress test of the VastPark servers and browser software. April is touted as when the open beta will be launched and for the first time there's been confirmation of future support for the Mac platform. The full announcement: "VastPark is finally going multi-user! Getting very … [Read more...] about VastPark close to open beta
Metaplace is hotting up
Back in September 2007 we mentioned that Metaplace was a new kid on the virtual world block. That kid is growing up pretty quickly and in an interview this week, Metaplace founder (and virtual world guru) Raph Koster states that widespread access to Metaplace should be available by April. The likelihood is it'll be free for users to build small virtual worlds, with costs … [Read more...] about Metaplace is hotting up
VastPark creator – a glimpse
I haven't heard a lot from the VastPark team recently but I did notice this video from them: Pretty impressive stuff from a platform in beta. Have you applied for the closed beta? If so, we'd love to hear about your experiences. … [Read more...] about VastPark creator – a glimpse