Technobabble
Second Life Viewer 2.0
Megan Rutherford
Thursday, April 08, 2010
Although it is prettier than the prior releases, it doesn’t really take a giant step for Linden Labs, nor virtual worlds for that matter. A little more intuitive, perhaps a little bit better of a user experience.
3D Business
Opensim based SpotOn3D offers meeting tools and much more
Jani Pirkola
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
After Openlifegrid, SpotOn3D is next in line for Maxping inspection. We expected to encounter just-another-SL-clone, but SpotOn3D seems have much more depth and thinking under the hood.
Lifestyle
Results from OpenlifeGrid Test Drive
Jani Pirkola
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Are you fed up with Second Life? Then this may be just for you. Opensim-derived walled garden grid has been evolving and growing for a long time.
Current Articles
 Virtual Worlds Usability - realXtend Naali 0.2
Naali Virtual Worlds Browser First Experiences
Vitali Reif
Sunday, June 20, 2010 in: Technobabble  Viewers 

Vitali started to work with Naali and realXtend almost two weeks ago. As a complete newbie he had the advantage to reveal the most glaring usability gaps.


 Think system offline for a while
under reconstruction
Jani Pirkola
Sunday, June 13, 2010 in: Technobabble  Misc. 

The new think.it based comment mechanism introduced here in the maxping.org has now been under refactoring. It will be back soonish.


 Virtual Worlds Usability - At the Door of the 3D World
Series of blog posts to walk through usability evaluation of realXtend platform
Vitali Reif
Wednesday, June 09, 2010 in: Technobabble  Platforms  RealXtend 

This summer Vitali took a challenge - from a total virtual worlds newbie to a seasoned veteran. He will blog his experiences here at Maxping starting from now.


 Free virtual worlds based education platform done in realXtend beats Second Life 5-0 and more
Exploring the Paradigm Change in Education
Jani Pirkola
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 in: Technobabble  Platforms  Open Source 

There is much more in virtual worlds use for education than just preaching to the flock of avatars. This solution supports the paradigm change for the whole process of learning. And yep, it is free and it is based on realXtend virtual worlds technology.


 Opensim based SpotOn3D offers meeting tools and much more
Virtual meetings is just one angle to SpotOn3D
Jani Pirkola
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 in: Business  Real Life 

After Openlifegrid, SpotOn3D is next in line for Maxping inspection. We expected to encounter just-another-SL-clone, but SpotOn3D seems have much more depth and thinking under the hood.


 Koinup launches 3D wallpapers for Nokia mobile phones
ovi.com store application available for download
Koinup
Sunday, May 16, 2010 in: Business  Press Releases 

Koinup launches 3D Wallpapers, the 1st mobile application for all the Nokia phones, that allow users to set as wallpapers hundreds of virtual worlds screenshots, 3d artworks and Second Life artworks.


 Virtual London Grows once more

Twinity
Sunday, May 02, 2010 in: Business  Press Releases 

Metaversum, developer of Twinity, the virtual world made of real people and real places, is adding new areas to Virtual London on 30 April. From the interiors of St Paul’s Cathedral, a live show from ‘Dimitri from Paris’ to a weekend full of events, there will be something for everybody in Virtual London.


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