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Yoowalk
http://www.yoowalk.com Yoowalk is a no-download virtual world which lets you browse the web, connect with friends, and design your own space in a live 3D environment. Yoowalk is a virtual representation of the world wide web. It is composed of categorized villages of 3D websites called walksites that you browse with a personalized avatar. Simply walk your avatar along the streets to explore the coolest versions of your favorite websites. |
 
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http://www.vivaty.com
http://www.vivaty.com Vivaty Scenes is a web based virtual community where users can personalize their own virtual scene and avatar and socialize with their friends. Vivaty's vision is to make the Immersive Web a reality by transforming the flat web into a more visually rich and expressive experience that amplifies socialization and engagement. The company's end-to-end web platform is designed to enable distributed virtual experiences anywhere on the web. |
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Panfu
http://www.panfu.com/ Panfu is a friendly, virtual world, in which children can play online games, have fun, learn Spanish easily and make new friends. When our children surf the Internet, they should, above all, be having fun and surfing content which corresponds to their age and development. In the virtual world of Panfu, young Internet users between the ages of 8 and 12 years will find a wide range of free and child-appropriate online games including a safe and supervised chat tool learn Spanish and the option to care for a virtual pet. Every child in Panfu can individually style their own panda and set up and decorate their own tree-house. |
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HiPiHi (Chinese Virtual World) Info (in English)
http://www.altoxeno.com/hipihi HiPiHi Info (in English) Articles about installing and using the HiPiHi virtual world, including “how to” setup up your computer and install the software. Registering, installing, and initially running HiPiHi requires a few more steps than you would need for an English-centric virtual world, but nothing too difficult. Registering has become a whole lot easier for those who don't read Chinese since the system was opened to the public in April. |
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WebFlock
http://tinyurl.com/5tkmlh WebFlock Sibley Verbeck is moving past Second Life. The CEO of the Electric Sheep Company has made a lot of money creating virtual islands in Second Life for big brands such as CBS, Showtime, and Intel. But now he is ready to bring those virtual worlds to the Web in regular browsers. July 2008, he released WebFlock, a Flash-based 3-D virtual world application he is offering as a hosted software service. |
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Official (Google VW) Lively Help Group
http://groups.google.com/group/lively-help Official (Google VW) Lively Help Group The Lively Help group is an unmoderated forum for discussion about Lively. We encourage you to search for answers, ask questions, and share your own advice and feedback. While this forum is intended as a place for Lively users to assist one another, from time to time Google representatives, nicknamed Lively Guide or Lively Guide 2 will post tips and clarifications. |
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Google Virtual World : Lively
http://www.lively.com/ Google Virtual World : Lively |
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BBCs virtual island Adventure Rock
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/adventurerock/ BBC's virtual island Adventure Rock (launchec April 2008) Adventure Rock is neither a television programme nor a radio show, but is a game aimed at 6-to-12-year-olds. Challenges are set each month and the virtual island incorporates “creative studios” where kids can create drawings, animations, music and so on. |
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WeeWorld
http://mashable.com/2007/09/18/weerooms/ WeeWorld ... WeeWorld is Now a Virtual World. Go Play with Other WeeMees. |
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Immersive Education Initiative
http://immersiveeducation.org/about.html Immersive Education Initiative The Immersive Education Initiative is an international collaboration of universities, colleges, research institutes, consortia and companies that are working together to define and develop open standards, best practices, platforms, and communities of support for virtual reality and game-based learning and training systems. One project is an "Education Grid" that allows interactivity between different V.W. platforms. http://mediagrid.org/groups/technology/grid.ied |
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Virtual Worlds Research Listserv
https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/vw-research Virtual Worlds Research Listserv This listserv is intended to serve as a forum for discussion and collaboration on the topic of virtual worlds research, and is sponsored by the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research |
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Journal of Virtual Worlds Research
http://jvwr.org/ Journal of Virtual Worlds Research The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research is a online, open access academic journal that adheres to the highest standards of peer review and engages established and emerging scholars from anywhere in the world. The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research is a transdisciplinary journal that engages a wide spectrum of scholarship and welcomes contributions from the many disciplines and approaches that intersect virtual worlds research. |
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Primer to Virtual World Design
http://www.informatik.umu.se/nlrg/primer.pdf A virtual Realist Primer to Virtual World Design In this text I have tried to relate Heim’s theoretical framework to some of the issues that I believe to be important in understanding virtual world design in the form of four lessons. After the account of these lessons I will take a closer look at the issues of structure, function and interaction in relation to one of my own design projects, as an attempt to make sense of these lessons in a concrete design process. |
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D-GiG
http://redux.magrathean.ca/software/dgig/ D-GiG is s standalone simulator based on the OpenSim project and built on top of Mandriva Toronto Linux which gives the ability to re-spin the distribution into my own liking with configuration files plus the ability for hardware detection. Once booted you have access to a fully functional SecondLife compatible simulator. You can control it from your browser. You can build, upload textures, terraform, and many other things available in regular SecondLife. This project allows you to save the prim data from your builds in a nice XML file that you can save on your machine, email to your friends and very soon be able to upload into SecondLife itself effectively marking this project as the first effective offline building tool for the masses. Enjoy it, because it's completely free. |
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iVinnie
http://www.ivinnie.com/ Everyone is going virtual and iVinnie.com is the number one ‘go to’ site for the latest in virtual worlds, online games and social network news. Excellent up-to-date list of Virtual Worlds! Global trends, business, money, people, entertainment, education, science, technology, the Association of Virtual Worlds, and the 3D web--iVinnie has it all. Meet friends. Play games. Explore virtual worlds. |
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A Consumer Guide to Virtual Worlds
http://www.associationofvirtualworlds.com/publishing.htm The Blue Book: A Consumer Guide to Virtual Worlds Is Now Available Free from the Association of Virtual Worlds The Association of Virtual Worlds publishes The Blue Book: A Consumer Guide to Virtual Worlds listing over 250 virtual worlds and is pleased to offer it free to anyone who is interested in the rapidly growing field of virtual worlds. The Blue Book is as easy to use for newbies (newcomers) to virtual worlds as it is for pros and long time fans of virtual worlds, or even businesses and organization looking to explore the virtual market place. |
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The Association of Virtual Worlds
http://www.associationofvirtualworlds.com/ The Association of Virtual Worlds believes that virtual worlds represent a major information and technological revolution in how we work, play and live. The Association mission is to serve those companies and individuals who are dedicated to the advancement of this multi-billion dollar global industry and reach out to those who have not yet found virtual worlds. |
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RezEd
http://www.rezed.org/ RezEd Welcome to RezEd, your community for everything related to learning and virtual worlds. Welcome to RezEd (BETA), an online hub providing practitioners using virtual worlds with access to the highest quality resources and research in the field to establish a strong network of those using virtual worlds for learning. |
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OpenSim (VW Open Source Platform)
http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page The OpenSimulator Project is a BSD Licensed Virtual Worlds Server which can be used for creating and deploying 3D Virtual Environments. It has been developed by several developers. Out of the box, the OpenSim can be used to create a Second Life(tm) like environment, able to run in a standalone mode or connected to other OpenSim instances through built in grid technology. It can also easily be extended to produce more specialized 3D interactive applications. OpenSim is written in C#, and can run under Mono or the Microsoft .NET runtimes. Due to its clean modular nature it is possible to significantly extend functionality yourself via plug-in modules to suit your application. OpenSim is currently in the alpha development stage, with active testing of development versions encouraged. If you're interested in contributing, please read our Contributions Policy, and learn what OpenSim's values are. |
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Virtual Worlds News
http://www.virtualworldsnews.com Virtual Worlds News |
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Twinity
http://twinity.com Twinity - the virtual world that mashes up the real with the virtual. |
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The OpenSimulator Project
http://opensimulator.org The OpenSimulator Project is a BSD Licensed Virtual Worlds Server which can be used for creating and deploying 3D Virtual Environments. It has been developed by several developers. Out of the box, the OpenSim can be used to create a Second Life(tm) like environment, able to run in a standalone mode or connected to other OpenSim instances through built in grid technology. It can also easily be extended to produce more specialized 3D interactive applications. The OpenSim project was founded in January 2007 by Darren Guard (also known as MW), who, like so many other people, saw the potential for an open source 3d Virtual Environments server that could be used for many different applications. Also like many others, Darren had watched many other attempts at open source virtual world servers fail, often due to the massive task of writing both a server and a client at the same time. |
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Openlifegrid
http://www.openlifegrid.com The OpenlifeGrid is a Global Community 3D Metaverse built on Open Source Technology from the opensimulator project and is the largest GRID available today. Starting your Openlife is Free and easy and begins with registration and choosing a name for your new Openlife Avatar. To Connect to the Openlife Grid you will need a Second life or Compatible Browser. Communities The Openlife Grid actively supports community ideas with common themes, culture & language. These are a great opportunity for Openlife Residents to share their knowledge or display their skills for the greater community. Want know more? Visit the Forums. |
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HiPiHi : Chinese Virtual World
http://www.hipihi.com/ HiPiHi : Chinese Virtual World ... looks a little like the Chinese equivalent to Second Life. |
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Barnsborough Virtual World
http://tinyurl.com/yvs6jm Barnsborough Virtual World The place to discuss Barnsley Primary Schools' Virtual World Project. Welcome to the Barnsborough Discussion Board. Here you will be able to contribute to discussions, share ideas and comment on all aspects of the Barnsborough Virtual World. Barnsborough is a virtual town which has been created for Barnsley Learning Services The project started in 2005 with discussions about how the Local Authority could use a virtual environment, similar to those used previously for a data handling and creative writing project, to help raise standards. A virtual world environment was considered to be a highly motivating and engaging environment for children, especially boys. |
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SceneCaster
http://www.scenecaster.com SceneCaster We are building an interactive, collaborative and immersive online community for everyone. With SceneCaster, anyone anywhere can easily create, share and interact with 3D scenes on the Web. All you need is a Web browser and a spark of inspiration to get started, it's that easy. ... the interactivity of a 3D scene can now be embedded in other websites and shared on any device that supports XHTML (that includes the iPhone). The interactive capabilities of a scene are retained, so clickable items can still remain so even when embed in other websites. The result is scenes that can also be linked to any media type as well. |
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Getting Real Work Done In Virtual Worlds
http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,43450,00.html Getting Real Work Done In Virtual Worlds Virtual worlds like Second Life, There.com, and more business-focused offerings are on the brink of becoming valuable work tools. Major companies and public-sector organizations — such as BP, IBM, Intel, and the US Army — are investing heavily in virtual world technologies. But it's still early, pioneering days. You've practically got to be a gamer to use most of these tools — setup can be arduous, navigating in a 3-D environment takes practice, and processing and bandwidth requirements remain high. |
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The metaverse.
http://www.metaverseroadmap.org/MetaverseRoadmapOverview.pdf What happens when video games meet Web 2.0? When virtual worlds meet geospatial maps of the planet? When simulations get real and life and business go virtual? When you use a virtual Earth to navigate the physical Earth, and your avatar becomes your online agent? What happens is the metaverse. |
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Edusim
http://www.edusim3d.com The Edusim is a 3D interactive virtual educational environment built on open source Croquet. The Edusim on an interactive whiteboard surface is an extremely powerful way to engage your students by bringing a 3D immersive environment that allows the direct manipulation of the 3D virtual learning objects directly from the board. The Edusim is extendable allowing multiple classrooms to connect their boards for interactive learning session! |
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Metaplace
http://metaplace.com/ Metaplace is a next-generation virtual worlds platform designed to work the way the Web does. Instead of giant custom clients and huge downloads, Metaplace lets you play the same game on any platform that reads our open client standard. We supply a suite of tools so you can make worlds, and we host servers for you so that anyone can connect and play. And the client could be anywhere on the Web. We hope there will be millions of worlds made with Metaplace. It could get hard to find stuff if we're right, so the portal lets you easily search, rate, review, and tag worlds and games of all sorts. You also get a user profile so you can find each other. According to the official website, the platform is "client-agnostic", which means that virtual worlds developed on Metaplace can be accessed using any device that connects to the Web. |
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RuneScape
http://www.runescape.com/ Runescape RuneScape takes place in the fantasy-themed realm of Gielinor, which is divided into several different kingdoms, regions, and areas. Players can travel throughout the gaming world on foot, by using magical teleportation spells or devices, or mechanical means of transportation. Each region offers different types of monsters, materials, and quests to challenge players. Players are shown on the screen as customisable avatars. They set their own goals and objectives, deciding which of the available activities to pursue. |
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Habbo Hotel for Teens (UK)
http://www.habbo.com/hotel Habbo Hotel for Teens (UK) .... a social network |
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Google to test rival to Second Life
http://tinyurl.com/249yxh Google 'to test rival to Second Life' Google is thought to be set to trial an online virtual universe based on its popular satellite imagery software that would rival Second Life. Arizona State University students are to be given the opportunity to test a new product "that will be publicly launched later this year". |
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Tools for creating virtual worlds
http://www.rceworlds.com/modules/article/view.article.php?a19 Find the listing of tools that will allow you to create your own virtual world. Software for creating a virtual world or MMOG from scratch, an tools for creating hosted virtual worlds. |
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Virtual Worlds News
http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/ Virtual Worlds News In November 2006 we launched Virtual Worlds Management to focus on the emerging market of non-game Virtual Worlds. |
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Kaneva
http://www.kaneva.com/ Kaneva is the first virtual entertainment world that unifies the 2D web with a 3D experience. Kaneva is the first to integrate social networking, shared media, and collaborative online communities into a modern-day, immersive 3D Virtual World. Built for the masses, Kaneva is an extension of socialization and entertainment in the real world. Kaneva has been designed from the ground up with ease-of-use, fun and entertainment top-of-mind. Kaneva is the only place where Profiles, Media and Communities are teleported from the 2D web into a modern-day 3D Virtual World with their own virtual spaces. Latin for “canvas,” Kaneva’s mission is to enable its members to have fun, express their interests and passions, and establish meaningful, real connections with others. |
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A Complete Guide to Virtual Environments (Blog)
http://www.virtualenvironments.info VirtualEnvironments.info is a helpful guide that provides information and resources on the major virtual worlds used today. It includes a helpful comparison chart of virtual environments, reviews, and resources for teachers and researchers. - A Useful Virtual Environments Comparison Chart - An Overview of Virtual Environments - Virtual Environments by Category - Education and Research Using Virtual Environments |
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Project Wonderland
https://lg3d-wonderland.dev.java.net/ Project Wonderland is a 3D scene manager for creating collaborative virtual worlds. Within those worlds, users can communicate with high-fidelity, immersive audio and can share live applications such as web browsers, OpenOffice documents, and games. A number of Wonderland video demos and interviews are available in the News section below. The vision for this multi-user virtual environment is to provide an environment that is robust enough in terms of security, scalability, reliability, and functionality that organizations can rely on it as a place to conduct real business. |
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Multiverse
http://www.multiverse.net/ Multiverse lets you to build an MMOG or virtual world for less money and in less time than ever before. Download our client, server, tools, starter assets, and sample worlds for free and start building your world today! |
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3B
http://3b.net/ 3B allows you take any web sites or photos and place them in a personalized 3D space, your 3B village. You can use MySpace, Hi5 or Bebo pages or photos you've loaded onto Flickr, Photobucket or any other web service. The thing with 3B is that you can make it totally YOURS, it's your unique 3D space. And 3B is incredibly easy to use, it's simpler than uploading a photo to the web and FREE. And if you're in the mood, you can share your 3B village with your friends. You can even create your own avatar and hang out with them virtually and wander around 3B villages, stores and cities together. |
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Active Worlds and Education
http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/index.asp Active Worlds and Education Since the inception of the Active Worlds technology, it has been a hit with teachers around the world. From architecture departments to science labs to ThinkQuest projects, Active Worlds has been adding new dimensions to learning for over four years. In response to the growing demand from educators, Activeworlds Inc. launched The Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). The AWEDU is a unique educational community that makes the Active Worlds technology available to educational institutions, teachers, students, and individual programs in a focused setting. Via this community, educators are able to explore new concepts, learning theories, creative curriculum design, and discover new paradigms in social learning. |
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SimTeach
http://www.simteach.com/ SimTeach: Information and Community for Educators using M.U.V.E.'s Multi-User Virtual Environments |
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Immersive Education
http://immersiveeducation.org/ Immersive Education Immersive Education, a Media Grid initiative, is a novel learning platform that combines interactive 3D graphics, commercial game and simulation technology, virtual reality, voice chat (Voice over IP/VoIP), Web cameras (webcams) and rich digital media with collaborative online course environments and classrooms. Originally available only to university students, the next generation of Immersive Education is focused on a broad spectrum of academic and non-academic users (higher education, K-12 [kindergarten through high school], and corporate training). Educators, students, and professionals who have experience with virtual reality learning tools or video game technology are encouraged to participate, and can do so in two ways .... |
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Community for Teachers in Multi-User Virtual Environments
http://simteach.com/wiki/ Information and Community for Teachers in Multi-User Virtual Environments SimTeach is a place for university instructional designers, faculty and administrators to find information and to share their own experiences designing, teaching and administering classes in immersive environments. |
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Blogs about Second Life
http://del.icio.us/meiudice/SLED_blogs Blogs about Second Life List at Technorati. |
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There
http://www.there.com/ There is a virtual world where you can: | Create a 3D avatar | Hang out with friends | Play games | Build a home | Design and sell things | There is an online hangout where teens can meet friends, play games, and explore a 3D virtual world. There takes extra steps to educate members about safety issues and recommends many ways to stay safe online. In addition to the safety tips which are available at the bottom of every There web page, these tips are prominently displayed in high traffic in-world areas. |
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Coke Studios
http://www.mycoke.com/index.html?tunnel=cokestudios "Coke Studios, part of the Coke Music site at Mycoke.com, is a promotional virtual world targeted to teens and young adults. Members can create their own customized music mixes in a virtual music studio, play them for other members, and receive ratings for each mix. Favorable ratings allow members to earn points called "decibels" which can be used to purchase virtual furnishings for their personalized studio areas. Members can also earn decibels by participating in a variety of promotional quizzes, games, and contests for Coca-Cola and its partners. Avatars in Coke Studios are called "V-egos" and can be customized in a variety of outfits." |
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Disney Toontown : Virtual World
http://play.toontown.com/webHome.php Disney Toontown : Virtual World .. free initial trial and then subscription based It is worth noting as the first MMOG project created with children as young as age 7 in mind. This brightly colored cartoon environment offers kids (and their parents) the chance to play games, outfit their toon avatars, own a toon house, and battle the "Evil Cog Robots" trying to take over Toontown and turn it into a bland, black and white, skyscraper-filled, fun-deprived place. "Like its offline inspiration (Disney World), Toontown is designed to make kids feel that this is a space where they are in charge. Things like squirt guns and pies in the face are not only encouraged but specifically incorporated into the game as official battle tactics to be used against the Cogs. A kid-centered world does have its limits, however. Communication is limited to a drop-down menu of phrases called "Speed Chat". The only way to converse freely with someone in Toontown is to make them a "secret friend" which requires both parties to enter a password exchanged outside the game. This may limit the world's development as a social space, but it does ensure a higher level of safety." |
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Virtual Worlds Review
http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/ Virtual Worlds Review View worlds list by category Hello! This is Betsy Book, creator of Virtual Worlds Review. For three years, VWR offered a basic guide to persistent online 2D and 3D virtual worlds that emphasize social interaction (MMOSGs). I launched the site on April 15, 2003 and since then have witnessed a surge in interest in all different kinds of virtual worlds. In February 2006, I signed on as a full-time staff member of Makena Technologies, creators of the social virtual world There. Because I felt it would not be possible to provide truly objective reviews of other virtual worlds, I placed VWR "on hold" at that time. As of now I have no further plans to offer future updates. |
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Virtual world : section on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_world Virtual world : section on Wikipedia A virtual world is a computer-based simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars. This habitation usually is represented in the form of two or three-dimensional graphical representations of humanoids (or other graphical or text-based avatars). Some, but not all, virtual worlds allow for multiple users. |
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