Use Facebook Connect To Create OpenSim Grids With Kitely

By On March 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Now users interested in creating cheap OpenSim grids can do so through a browser plug-in called Kitely that integrates support for Facebook Connect. Right now Kitely supports the Firefox and Chrome browsers. When a user creates an OpenSim grid through Kitely, that user can invite specific friends or friend groups from Facebook. The user enters [...]

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VirWoX Now Trading Avination’s C$

By On February 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Virtual currency exchange service VirWoX is now trading OpenSim grid Avination‘s C$ for Euros, US dollars, and Linden dollars (L$), as reported by Hypergrid Business. VirWoX is a leading European exchange for Second Life‘s L$ and also supports its own OpenSim hypergrid-enabled virtual currency, OMC. Avination is a UK-based, closed OpenSim grid dedicated to role-playing. [...]

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Virtual Currency Grows In OpenSim

By On October 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Two of OpenSim's mutli-grid virtual currencies, the G$ and OMC, reported growth over the past two months according to Hypergrid Business. The OMC, which is backed by Austrian Linden exchange Virwox, is now available on 20 grids and reports 382,537 OMC ($1,331) in circulation. That figure is up 27% from 60 days ago. The competing [...]

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Virtual Worlds Wrap-Up For The Week Of October 16, 2010

By On October 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Virtual Worlds News Wrap-Up for the week of October 16, 2010. The Wrap-Up is where VWN spotlights stories that we didn't get to cover individually, but still make for interesting reading about the virtual worlds industry.  An OpenSim Grid Primer: A guide to the various types of grids available on OpenSim. The [...]

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Youth For Christ Moves To OpenSim

By On October 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The Youth for Christ charity is moving is virtual mentoring and support programs for at-risk youth from Second Life to a new OpenSim minigrid called YFC3D. The group is moving its operations in light of the impending closure of Teen Second Life and the impending change in land prices for non-profit organizations in Second Life. [...]

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MuniGov Launches GovGrid Project

By On October 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment

MuniGov has launched the GovGrid, an OpenSim-based virtual world designed for use by local government agencies. Land in GovGrid is priced at $25 per month per region with a $50 setup fee. A four-region "mini-grid" costs $75 per month, with a $220 setup fee. From 10 to 15 avatars can occupy any region at the [...]

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Teesside University Begins Virtual World Citizenship Study

By On October 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Teesside University has just launched an 18-month research project, lead by Principal Investigator Stewart Martin and Academic Research Associate Nayyera Aslam, that will use virtual worlds to study how British youth regard citizenship. The project is called 'What Citizenship Do We Want' and is funded by a £250,000 (about $395,000) grant from the Engineering and Physical [...]

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Virtual Worlds Wrap-Up For The Week Of July 24, 2010

By On July 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Virtual Worlds News Wrap-Up for the week of July 24, 2010. The Wrap-Up is where VWN spotlights stories that we didn't get to cover individually, but still make for interesting reading about the virtual worlds industry. Augmented Reality Applications For iPhone Surge: As of the end of June 2010, there are over [...]

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Virtual Worlds Wrap-Up For The Week Of July 10, 2010

By On July 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Virtual Worlds News Wrap-Up for the week of July 10, 2010. The Wrap-Up is where VWN spotlights stories that we didn't get to cover individually, but still make for interesting reading about the virtual worlds industry.  My Fantasy Foursquare Life: Michael Arrington writes in defense of the curious Foursquare feature that lets [...]

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Extreme Reality Partners With Avination For E-Commerce

By On June 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Virtual world business solutions firm Extreme Reality is partnering with the OpenSim Combat Roleplay virtual world Avination to add new e-commerce tools to its virtual economy. Foremost among those tools will be XR JEVN, a networked vendor system designed for Second Life that Extreme Reality acquired from Esmay Rand. JEVN has operated for 5 years and [...]

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