United States Air Force Academy To Launch 3D Virtual Campus Tour

By On April 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is partnering with Designing Digitally to launch a Unity-based interactive 3D Virtual Campus Tour. Prospective cadets can register for a guided virtual campus tour through the site’s event calendar. The guided tours let an admissions representative take groups of prospective students through a 3D virtual world recreation of [...]

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Sulake 2010 Revenue Up 20%

By On March 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Habbo Hotel parent company Sulake has announced its 2010 financial results, with revenue up 20% to $78.7 million. The company’s net profits for 2010 were $2.3 million. Sulake credits its growth to the launch of new features in Habbo Hotel, which is available in 11 different languages and 150 different countries. “This year, our focus will [...]

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CliniSpace Takes Grand Prize In Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge

By On March 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment

CliniSpace has taken the grand prize in this year’s Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge, as well as first place in the AI Assisted Training category. The theme of this year’s challenge was artificial intelligence in virtual worlds. CliniSpace’s entry was Taking Action in a Medical Virtual Learning Environment. Other judging categories were Patterns of Life and [...]

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Free Realms Launches on PS3

By On March 29, 2011 · 2 Comments

Sony Online Entertainment‘s virtual world Free Realms is now available for the PlayStation 3 through the PlayStation Network. Like the 2009 PC and 2010 Mac versions, users may download and play Free Realms for free. The virtual world monetizes through optional paid subscriptions and microtransactions. In Free Realms players can assume any of a variety [...]

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Vivox To Launch On PS3 In DC Universe Online

By On March 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Vivox has announced that its 3D voice chat technology will soon launch in the PS3 version of Sony Online Entertainment‘s subscription MMORPG DC Universe Online. This launch will mark Vivox’s first integration on the PS3 platform. Vivox calls its voice chat “3D” because it maps a speaker’s voice to the location of his or her [...]

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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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Unity Asset Store Integrates Mixamo

By On March 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Unity is integrating Mixamo‘s online animation service into its Unity Asset Store digital content marketplace. This means Unity developers can use a free plug-in to browse, purchase, and edit access Mixamo animations directly from within the Unity development platform’s client. Mixamo’s availability in Unity means that developers can now cut down on the time and [...]

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Finalists Announced For 2011 Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge

By On March 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Last week the US Army Simulation & Training Technology Center announced finalists for the 2011 Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge. The FVWC was launched in August 2009 to explore new military training and analysis solutions in virtual worlds. Contestants submit solutions to various challenge problems that are demonstrated in 3D virtual environments. The 2011 competition is [...]

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Engage Digital Wrap-Up For The Week Of March 19, 2011

By On March 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Engage Digital Wrap-Up for the week of March 19, 2011. The Wrap-Up is where Engage Digital spotlights stories that we didn’t get to cover individually, but still make for interesting reading about the business of user engagement. 3D Ford Campaign Is In Your Hands: Ford of Britain has launched its Grand C-Max [...]

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Vivox Comes To OpenSim On Avination

By On March 17, 2011 · 2 Comments

Avination, virtual world OpenSim‘s largest commercial grid, has announced that it will integrate Vivox in-game 3D voice chat support this week. The service will be offered free of charge to all users and to private customers that host their own OpenSim grids through Avination.  This is the first time an OpenSim grid has added Vivox [...]

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