Intel report on Science Sim
Via: http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2010/01/intel-opensim-supports-hundreds-of-thousands-of-objects/
Download link: http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/sciencesim-a-virtual-environment-for-collaborative-visualization-and-experimentation
This week a new virtual world launched called “United Nations Citizens” http://www.unitednationscitizen.com , a project from Cisco Systems, Equifax, HeadsandTails.tv and Montag Systems (http://www.headsandtails.tv/ciscopress). “Where faithful friends unite” is the tagline. (Faithful Friends seems to be a trademark.) They are offering paid employment for sales associates, online assistants, bartenders, tour guides, waitresses, bands, and developers.
Coverage via http://freshtakes.typepad.com/sl_communicators/2010/01/cisco-announces-major-virtual-retail-environment-united-nations-citizens-.html and http://twitter.com/malburns
If anyone finds out more about this let me know!
-Bob K.
Raph Koster announced that Metaplace (http://www.metaplace.com) will be closing Jan. 1, 2010.
Here’s a set of links to the coverage.
Raph’s blog
http://www.raphkoster.com/2009/12/21/metaplace-com-closing/
Raph on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/notes/raph-koster/metaplacecom-closing/227988891312
Virtual Worlds News
http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2009/12/metaplace-shuttered.html
Massively.com
http://www.massively.com/2009/12/21/metaplace-announces-january-1st-shutdown/
http://www.massively.com/2009/12/22/marketplace-traction-with-the-ugc-model-and-the-closure-of-metap/
Dusan Writer
http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2009/12/22/the-emphemeral-build-metaplace-closing/
Gamasutra
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26600/Metaplace_To_Close_Virtual_World_Platform.php
Venture Beat
http://games.venturebeat.com/2009/12/21/metaplace-to-shut-down-its-site-for-thousands-of-virtual-worlds/
Metaverse Tribune
http://metaversetribune.com/2009/12/22/virtual-worlds-farewell-to-metaplace/
Gwyneth Llewelyn
http://gwynethllewelyn.net/2009/12/22/metaplaces-out-of-business-will-blue-mars-outlast-it/
Hypergrid Business
http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2009/12/metaplace-closing-a-warning-for-virtual-worlds-users/
The Flogging Will Continue
http://thefloggingwillcontinue.com/?p=60
Doublecluepon Software
http://blog.doublecluepon.com/2009/12/22/the-sadness-that-is-metaplace/
CNet
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10420089-52.html
Botgirl
http://botgirl.blogspot.com/2009/12/are-forterra-and-metaplace-just-first.html