Bitfilm 08 Award Winners Party!

aaron_thumbsup_newsltr1.jpgCelebrate this year’s winning films of the Bitfilm 08 festival on Tuesday, 15 July at the Bitropolis in Twinity!

The Bitfilm Network, a digital film community, announced the winners of the Bitfilm 08 festival last week. This year’s award-winning films will be screened on Tuesday, 15 July, in the underground art city and Bitfilm virtual capital, Bitropolis, in Twinity.

When: Tuesday, 15 July
Time: 18:00 (CET), 12pm (NYC), 00:00 Wed. (Singapore)
Where: Bitropolis

Join us for an evening of progressive cinema, hang out with the Bit crowd and move to the grooves of guest DJs on the Bitfilm dancefloor.

How to get there: Click the globe icon on your toolbar in Twinity, go to Recommended Places and click Bitropolis.

Twinity Went Totally Crazy Yesterday!

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We want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who attended Twinity’s first in-world 80’s party yesterday evening. The music was awesome, the atmosphere totally excellent and the most crowded in-world event thus far!

We will most likely repeat the 80’s party due to all the good response we received throughout the evening! Let us know if you are dying for more 80’s fun by leaving a comment below. And don’t you … (keyboard chords) … forget about other upcoming in-world parties! We will have two events next week, so stay tuned to this blog and Twinity News for updates.

Click the jump to see more totally rad 80’s screenshots!
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Twinity mentioned in the Guardian UK

Vic Keegan  just wrote a piece on virtual worlds in The Guardian. The mention of Twinity is a bit smaller, but there are some interesting note from this article. First, the title:

Virtual worlds take over the online world

That’s a bold statement, but naturally in line with our vision. Also, it was interesting to see the notes on how many worlds are from European or European-backed companies.

And, of course, we need to include the mention of Twinity.

Another European world is Twinity of Germany – not yet public – which mashes virtual worlds with real cities, including New York. My avatar has an apartment in Berlin, though I have not yet figured out how to open the front door. One neat feature is that you can upload a photo of yourself (front and side views) to paste on to your avatar to make it more lifelike.

Thanks for the mention!

Party on, dude! Twinity’s Gone Totally 80’s!

80s_shadow2.jpgTwinity is going totally 80’s big time in the Bodacious Breakfast Club this Thursday, July 10, at 19:00 (CET)! Guest DJs will spin your favorite 80’s classics from Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Visage to The Pretenders and Billy Idol. Wicked!

Blow it out and dye! Like, duh, we mean your hair! Purple or green, wannabe, punk or valley girl – whatever! Join the fun, dress up outrageously and party hearty like it was 1984. It’s going to be totally tubular, dude!

We’ll provide awesome visuals on the dancefloor and pump up the volume on the tunes! Dudes and dudettes, are you stoked or what? Let’s rock the cradle of love!
PS: Check your Gifts folder for excellent 80’s t-shirts and some seriously bad sunglasses. Rock on!

[Operations] Twinity updating, July 4

Dear Twinizens,

Apologies for the late notice, but we quickly had to run an update for Twinity which we expect to complete within the next three hours (by 20:30 CET). We regret any inconvenience that this may have caused. Your Twinity client will be patched automatically after the update.

Thanks,

Craig

Design Your Apartment registration closes today!

apr_contest_2_shadow.jpgLast Chance! Registration closes today, July 3rd, for Twinity’s Design Your Apartment contest!

To participate, write to contest@twinity.com by 23:59 (CET) and include your email address and the name of your apartment. Contest information details will be sent via email after you register.

Win Twinity fame, a special prize and be the guest of honor at our award ceremony and party on July 24th! After registration, all participants have two weeks from today, July 3rd, to decorate and design an amazing apartment. Beginning July 17th, the Twinity community will have one week to vote for the winner! A meeting place will be set up for the contest with information about the apartment entries and links to each place.

Stay tuned for further information about our first Design Your Apartment contest!

International Art Gallery, LUMAS, now in Twinity!

lumas_shadow.jpgThis Thursday, July 3rd at 19:00 (CET), the LUMAS Gallery celebrates the first parallel real-world, virtual-world exhibition in Twinity. The LUMAS Gallery’s renowned art collection consists of diverse international works from up-and-coming to established artists. LUMAS offers new collectors and all art-lovers affordable, authentic photography, digital art, and contemporary design. Prints from the LUMAS collection are available for purchase in Twinity via the LUMAS Webshop.For more information about LUMAS, visit their website.

Please join us for an evening of sophisticated fun and art appreciation!

How to get there: Log in to Twinity, click the globe icon in your toolbar and choose “LUMAS” from Twinity’s Recommended Places.