From our last poll:
[poll id=26]Looks like most of you are impressed with Virtual London – excellent to hear! We’ve still got more planned for it. As always, stay tuned. And if you voted “Needs work,” please let us know your thoughts on how to improve it.
There’s quick pointers to the expansion of Virtual Berlin from MaxPing and Hiperia3D News.
ICat visited the new areas in Berlin and found the amazing Berlin Zoo’s main entrance! If you like what ICat is wearing, you can find it in the Pretty Woman shop! If you don’t know how to find it, you can join the Shopping Tour starting today at 17h CET 🙂
Some highlights from a busy week at Metaversum:
Have a great weekend and see you soon in Twinity!
“On Tuesday, March 16th 2010 at 11:59pm Pacific time marked the one week after There.com officially turned out its lights for the final time. It is safe to say a lot of Therians may still be in tears, angry, or bitter about losing their virtual home and virtual friends. It was a great place and it will be missed by all of us. However, be mindful that there are some of us picking up the pieces, brushing ourselves off, and not feeling bitter or angry but instead are taking that negative energy and turning it into a positive by looking more towards a brighter future of things to come.
Sure, we had a lot going for us in There.com with the hoverboats,hoverbikes,hoverpacks,hoverboards,buggies and bacios not to mention our loving dogs as pets too. Just, for a moment think of it, no matter where we all end up going, you’re going to find old friends and make new ones along the way. The worlds out there being developed, like Twinity will be benefiting so much from us logging in and finding a new home like theirs. After all, we’ve just come from a place that had lasted Seven years. That’s Seven years of lasting friendships through the good and the bad times. we as Therians have not ended, we have only just begun. Please, try Twinity. It is the closest to home that I have found. There’s a great staff here that makes you feel at home and wants to listen to your needs as a Therian. Twinity has a ton of potential and a whole lot of room to grow and thrive if you just give it a chance.”
Thank you, Kaylea, for this feedback! We are glad that you like Twinity and feel that this is the place to stay; all the thoughts and ideas that come from the community are valued and we try to make Twinity a fun world for all of you. The former Therians fit in so well and already start contributing a lot – we hope you will start feeling at home soon, we love to have you here!
One of the major new features in our most recent update has to do with lighting in Twinity. It’s called ambient occlusion, and it’s basically an improvement to the shadows and lighting in Twinity. There’s more technical information behind that, but we’ll leave that alone for now. 😉 Read More
Have a look at some skateboarding in Twinity!
Link courtesy of sportsnipe, thanks! 🙂
Today we got captivated by the fine style of St. Patrick’s Skaters! We find them all green in the middle of Savignyplatz, a new area of Berlin that is opening this Thursday.
If you would like to get the coolest skateboard ever, have a look in the Red Hip Berlin in virtual Neue Schönhauser Straße 15 🙂
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Virtual Berlin Expands!
Metaversum, developer of Twinity, the virtual world based on real people and real cities, is adding famous Kurfürstendamm and Gedächtniskirche (Memorial Church) to Virtual Berlin on March 18th. To mark this occasion, members will be greeted with lots of events and new launches.
Berlin, 17th March 2010 – After successfully launching downtown Berlin, Singapore and London, the mirror world Twinity is returning home, to open up new areas in the western part of Berlin, with the Kurfürstendamm as its centre.
From 18th March onwards Twinizens around the world are able to explore Virtual Berlin from the famous Ku’damm in the west to Prenzlauer Berg in the east.
To mark this launch, there will be a grand opening party in front of the historic Gedächtniskirche with Berlin electric duo, Klartraum, performing live at the venue! For a taste of the city’s history, the Virtual Wall Museum, will also have more guided events and tours. But that’s not all; Twinity will also be holding some new competitions, opening some brand new stores and releasing some never seen before items. A list of all the events is available on the Twinity events calendar.
What really makes a city come alive are its people. Twinity offers to give all members a hand with sprouting their roots in the newest areas of Virtual Berlin: be it a new home in the residential area at Savignyplatz or the start of a new business. Members interested in getting new apartments, can find all the details at the Twinity Market place. Parties interested to get more information how to pick up a grand store in the Ku’damm area and become a ‘Commercial Partner’ can write to partner@twinity.com.
Twinity celebrates the launch with a special offer: 5 entrepreneurs or residents based in and around the newly launched areas can win their virtual office, store or apartment at the same address in Virtual Berlin! Real residents should just send their name and real address to berlin@twinity.com.
Over the next few months, Twinity will continue to add more buildings, features and options to all its global cities. There might be a whole new global city, coming soon to Twinity, as well! All further updates and news will be available on the Twinity blog.
The virtual world Twinity is currently in public beta. Register for free membership at www.twinity.com and start exploring the world today!
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Information about Metaversum and Twinity:
Metaversum develops and operates the 3D mirror world Twinity. The vision behind Twinity is to bring the real and the virtual worlds closer together by building realistic replicas of the world’s most vibrant cities in 3D. Berlin, Singapore and London have launched in Twinity, with other exciting cities set to follow them soon. Twinity members can create a personal avatar, explore real cities virtually, move into a 3D home, chat with friends, work, get creative, or just have fun together.
Twinity offers businesses new ways of engaging with real people in real virtual cities. Through virtual shops and branded presences, in-world ad campaigns, product placement, and real and virtual sponsored events, Twinity lets you enter into a genuine, emotive dialog with your target group. Twinity is currently in public beta and open for business. Founded in July 2006 and financed by leading venture capital firms, Metaversum has offices in Berlin, Singapore, Kiev, and Potsdam. More information can be found at www.metaversum.com and www.twinity.com.
