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- A Whole New Virtual World.(Second Life)
- By Garth Johnston Media companies make 3D connections on Second Life and beyond It is, for many people, the ultimate fantasy: register on a virtual 3D community Website, create a custom avatar representation of yourself, and...
- Research articles 2007-03-12
- Download IBM'S 3-D world into your world; IBM Virtual World Links Social Computing, Commerce on the Internet
- SOMERS, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 5, 1995--The Internet is home to a vast wealth of information resources, and surfing it can be like junk food for the mind. IBM has made getting to that information more exciting by creating a virtual world where avatars, 3-D embodiments of people, allow users to...
- Research articles 1995-12-05
- IBM and Worlds Inc. extend 3-D technology for the Internet; VRML+ lets groups communicate, share experiences in virtual worlds
- LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 8, 1995--Click on the Internet and begin an exciting journey with other people through a virtual environment.
- Research articles 1995-08-08
- Asian Markets Are Driving The 3D Web
- Challenges abound in the highly complex virtual world transactions where open technical standards are key if its business benefits are to be realised. Asia's virtual world platform operators are seen to be playing a central role here. In most cases, virtual world currencies are governed and regulated only by the...
- White papers 2007-11-13
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- NEC Announces Investment in VideoLogic; Companies Sign Joint Development and License Agreement on Advanced 3D Games and Virtual Reality Technology
- SAN BRUNO, CALIF.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 27, 1995--VideoLogic, a leading international supplier of PC multimedia, and NEC, one of the world's largest electronics companies, today announced they have signed an agreement for the joint development and license of advanced 3D games and virtual reality technology for the home, arcades and theme parks.
- Research articles 1995-03-27
- ParaGraph International, Inc. announces 3D Web VR Partnership with Mitsubishi and People World
- CAMPBELL, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 14, 1996--ParaGraph International Inc.R today announced a strategic partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation and People World Co., Ltd. for development of "People Space," a 3D on-line virtual society marketed in Japan.
- Research articles 1996-05-14
- Second Life Takes Virtual Reality Behind The Firewall at IBM, Navy
- Linden Lab Nov. 4 launched Second Life Enterprise, a behind-the-firewall version of its 3D virtual world software. Linden Lab has loaded Second Life on a server for IBM, Northrup Grumman and the U.S. Navy to test in a beta. Second Life Enterprise includes LDAP integration, intranet-grade authentication and central access...
- News items 2009-11-04
- Forrester: Virtual Worlds Due for Comeback, Marketers Should Take Note
- The common wisdom is virtual worlds like Second Life were yet another Internet boondoggle. Major companies like IBM, Pepsi, and Intel spent gobs of money setting up virtual presences in these 3D online gatherings, only to watch nobody come at best, or see puerile griefers vandalize their online property at...
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- 3Dlabs GLINT Chip Brings Real-Time Virtual Reality to the Internet; New Virtual Reality Internet standard is seamlessly accelerated by GLINT-based boards on desktop PCs; GLINT endorsed for new software from Silicon Graphics, Template Graphics and Netscape
- SAN JOSE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 3, 1995--3Dlabs Inc. today announced that the company's GLINTr 3D graphics accelerator chip is the first device to be certified as supporting and fully accelerating the new Internet 3D graphics standard, called VRMLtm Virtual Reality Modelling Language, which will bring 3D graphics and virtual reality to...
- Research articles 1995-04-03
- MySpace Users To Get Avatars, Virtual Goods With Meez Integration
- Another add-on aimed at keeping MySpace’s loyal users engaged and away from Facebook: The social network is integrating teen-centric virtual world Meez into its platform, giving members the ability to create avatars, play games and party together in a 3D-virtual environment. Meez Nation runs in Java, so MySpace users...
- External links 2009-10-20
- Mashable's Weekly Internet and Social Media Events Guide
- It's a brand new week, which means it's time for Mashable's guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable's Events section. Is your event not on this list? Contact us and let's establish a media partnership. Mashable's Weekly Social...
- News items 2009-08-24
- World's First "Virtual" Millionaire
- Over $1,000,000 U.S.D. are being spent in a single make-believe world every day. That world is Second Life, a place created entirely by its users, and which exists entirely in the bits & bytes of a 3D online world. Second Life's GDP is bigger than some (real-life) countries. The poster...
- Blog posts 2007-08-27
- UB Networks Demos Network Support for First Ever Visual Presentation of STARBRIGHT World; UB Networks, Intel Corporation, Sprint, and Worlds Inc. join STARBRIGHT Chairman Steven Spielberg to demo 3D interactive virtual playground
- LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--June 5, 1995--UB Networks today unveiled the ATM infrastructure behind STARBRIGHT Foundation's broadband network during a demonstration of the interactive 3D environment dubbed STARBRIGHT World. The audience toured the fully navigable STARBRIGHT World with STARBRIGHT Foundation Chairman Steven Spielberg as an on-screen icon of his own beloved...
- Research articles 1995-06-05
- Google Street View Now Uses a 3D Marker to Point Out Businesses
- I wrote two days ago about Google was propping up Google Maps quite persistently this summer, lastly with guidance for traffic on back roads and crowdsourced traffic conditions for mobile phone users. Google has also given its great Street View application a lift by making it easier for smartphone users...
- News items 2009-08-28
- Kaneva Takes Virtual World Mainstream With IBM
- Kaneva , a rapidly growing digital world for the masses, today announced at the Virtual Worlds Conference that it has standardized on IBM (NYSE: IBM) servers to support consumers worldwide who want to blend social networking and entertainment in an immersive 3D environment.
- Research articles 2007-10-10
- UB Networks Demos Network Support for Launch of STARBRIGHT World; UB Networks, Intel Corporation, Sprint, and Worlds Inc. Join STARBRIGHT Chairman Steven Spielberg and General Norman Schwarzkopf at Premiere of 3D Interactive Virtual Playground Network
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 8, 1995--UB Networks today unveiled the network infrastructure behind STARBRIGHT World, a high-bandwidth, 3D interactive environment that links seriously ill children from their hospital beds into a fully-navigable interactive community.
- Research articles 1995-11-08
- Black Sun Interactive and Lycos partner to create PointWorld on the Internet; Three-dimensional rendering and interactive capabilities allow users to explore virtual world and communicate with other users in real-time
- Interactive, Inc., an international leader in 3D multi-user interactive technology development, and Lycos, Inc., provider of the world's fastest and most comprehensive Internet catalog, today announced the creation of PointWorld, a 3D version of the leading Internet review service from Point Communications Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lycos.
- Research articles 1996-02-12
- Google lets people create custom virtual realms
- SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Google has rolled out a challenge to virtual world giant Second Life with free software that lets people create their own online 3D worlds that can be embedded on websites and melded with other online functions. Lively by Google lets people place virtual "rooms" on...
- Research articles 2008-07-08
- Cell Broadband Engine Project Aims to Supercharge IBM Mainframe for Virtual Worlds
- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today disclosed a cross-company project to integrate the Cell Broadband Engine™ (Cell/B.E.) with the IBM mainframe for the purpose of creating a hybrid that is blazingly fast and powerful, with security features designed to handle a new generation of "virtual world" applications, such as the 3D Internet.
- Research articles 2007-04-26
- Telcordia Digital Work Design Service Uses Virtual Reality to Bring Productivity Gains to the Telecom Industry; New Simulation Service Enables Companies Such as Corning Cable Systems to Stay Ahead of Competition
- PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Demonstrating its continued leadership in product consulting and analysis, Telcordia (www.telcordia.com) today introduced its digital work design service to the telecommunications industry. Digital work design uses highly detailed simulations including human factors and ergonomics analysis to test product usability in a 3D virtual world, before an actual...
- Research articles 2006-03-06
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