[Operations] Twinity update this evening

Dear Twinizens,

We just wanted to let you know that we will be updating Twinity this evening beginning at 18:30 CET. When you restart Twinity, the patch to the client will automatically run and update your client.

Thanks,

Craig

zitty Reader’s Lounge Premiere

Are you a fan of live readings and abstract thought? At the monthly zitty Reader’s Lounge, you can hear passages from works by published writers and meet up with a group of fellow intellectuals. Hang out with the sophisticated crowd after the reading and discuss what you’ve heard.

Where: zitty Redaktion
What: zitty Reader’s Lounge
When: Thursday, 09 October
Time: 19:00 CET // 1pm EST // 01:00 Fri. SST

Twinity’s first installment of the zitty Reader’s Lounge presents German journalist, pop culture writer and Marxist, Dietmar Dath.

Settle in and enjoy a recorded reading in German by Dath from his latest novel Die Abschaffung der Arten (The abolition of the species). Dath’s futuristic novel discusses the decline and rebirth of civilization from the point of view of the animals that rule the world. This epic meditation on the theory of evolution will inspire any budding theologists, Darwinists and philosophers alike. Click here for more information.

Even if you don’t understand a word of German, please join us anyway for a bit of fun and to meet up with the international Twinity crowd!

Go Shopping in Twinity!

Shop till you drop! Forget the worldwide financial crisis and spend your Globals on a virtual shopping spree in Twinity!

Get cool clothes for your avatar in the Twinity shops. Choose from the hottest Twinity fashions at chic shops like Wundervoll, Conley’s or Drykorn. Visit the Twinity shops and proudly wear our very own Supershape brand clothing line, or select items from our awesome 80’s collection of original outerwear.

Shop at virtual retailers. You’ll discover real world retailers when you’re out sightseeing in Berlin. Enter these shops and find virtual items for your avatar. Look for the red Globals icon next to items in the shops, click to buy the items and add them to your inventory. Impress your friends with the latest Twinity trends and be the most stylish avatar in Twinity.

Check out luxury goods in Stylepark, Living Rooms and Lumas for cutting-edge furniture and art!

PS: Need Globals? Refill your wallet on your account page at www.twinity.com or earn up to 500 globals per week with an in-world job! Become a friend of Earnie Globals and visit the Twinity Job Center in-world for more information.

We’ll all be citizens of virtual worlds

Over at The Guardian, Victor Keegan has an interesting article titled “We’ll all be citizens of virtual worlds”. It gives a nice overview, some explanations of what people are doing already in virtual worlds, and some info on Twinity.

I have an apartment in Twinity’s Berlin and was surprised how easy it was to import media. In one room there are videos from my YouTube collection running on a screen. In another my Flickr.com photo collection is on view. l also linked the screen to guardian.co.uk and was able to read the paper from inside the virtual world.

There’s also a discussion about jobs in virtual worlds, and earning virtual currency.

During a period of financial collapse and worries about global warming, they could prove an ideal safe haven.

Tonight! Freak Scene at the 103 Club

Dance and socialize all night long with the freaky 103 Club crowd!

What: Freak Scene Party
Where: Club 103
When: Wednesday, 01 October at
18:00 CET // 12 noon EST // 24:00 SST

Join us tonight! Hear a selection of live concert recordings from the best of 103 Club’s international music acts.

Located near the heart of Kreuzberg, Berlin, the arty 103 Club is home to Berlin’s electro, pop and sophisticated hip hop music scenes. Come, see and feel – that´s the 103 Club!

Placing Items Issue

Dear Twinizens,

We just wanted to let you know that we discovered a problem when one attempts to place an item in Twinity.  An error message appears and in most cases, simply clicking “No” on the message allows you to continue, however, this is not always the case. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and in the meantime, thank you for your patience.

Thanks,

Twinity Support Team

Sered on Twinity’s progress

The link is here. Some of the positive feedback:

It’s nice to see it develop over time! Some parts of the Twinity vision are much better articulated these days; the mixing of real and virtual for instance is becoming much more obvious as a center piece of Twinity’s offering.Read More