See the techcrunch feature about todays opening of the open-air wall museum in Twinity here.
Twinity Reconstructs the Berlin Wall
At a press conference at Berlin’s City Hall today, Metaversum GmbH, the makers of 3D mirror world Twinity, announced the opening of the world’s first open-air wall museum in Twinity’s virtual Berlin in collaboration with the Berlin Senate and Berlin.de to commemorate the world-changing events of 1989.
For almost three decades, the reality of everyday life in Berlin was shaped by a wall that divided the city in two. From today, visitors to virtual Berlin in Twinity can go on a virtual journey through history, and explore a 2 km-long, true-to-scale section of the Berlin Wall from the Reichstag, past the Brandenburg Gate
and Potsdamer Platz, culminating in a realistic replica of Checkpoint Charlie. Entering the virtual wall museum in Twinity is like stepping back in time to Berlin in November 1989. Visitors not only see the Berlin
Wall and its immediate environs reappearing before their eyes, they also experience the remarkable transformation of today’s Berlin back to Berlin as it was in 1989. Whole buildings vanish and
visitors suddenly find themselves standing in the infamous death strip between the two border walls. This astonishing effect is particularly striking at the Potsdamer Platz, the Brandenburg
Gate, and Checkpoint Charlie.
Twinity users can tour the area between the Reichstag and Checkpoint Charlie, and engage with interactive media content including video and audio guides at seven key points along the way. Documentaries and witness accounts, plus links to relevant Berlin Wall content on Berlin.de, describe the building of the wall,
key dates in its history, and the incredible events of 1989. This allows Twinity users to experience the wall at first hand while grounding their experience with contextual information.
Find the full press release here: english press release.
Where were you when the Berlin Wall fell?
Today is a big day for us at Twinity. Our first virtual city, Berlin, will be hosting a major event, The Opening of the Berlin Wall in Twinity. And we want to hear some of your memories of the momentous day. We have a new poll open:
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Please use the comments below to add your recollections. It was a day that changed the world, and we hope to bring you an experience with some historical perspective in Twinity.
Results of our last poll: Have you met someone from another country in Twinity?
We’re opening up a new poll today, but we wanted to review our last poll, “Have you met someone from another country in Twinity?”
[poll id=24]We’re happy to see that most of you have met someone from another country! 🙂
The Berlin Wall in Twinity: Opening on 2 November
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Twinity has reconstructed a section of the wall in virtual Berlin.
Grand opening of the open-air wall museum
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was without a doubt one of the most impressive and inspiring moments in German history.
Twinity, the 3D mirror world made of real people and real places, is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War by reconstructing a section of the Berlin Wall in virtual Berlin. Twinity is connecting the past with the present by rebuilding a 2 km stretch of the Berlin Wall in virtual Berlin, in cooperation with the Berlin Senate and Berlin.de.
We wish to invite you to join us for the launch of this unique project at a joint press conference with the Berlin Senate and Berlin.de, at which the Berlin Wall in Twinity will be officially opened to the public.
Time: Monday, 2 November 2009 (13.00 – 14.00 CET)
Place: Berlin’s Red City Hall, room 319
Jochen Hummel and Dr. Mirko Caspar of Metaversum GmbH will be joined by Dr. Richard Meng, Speaker of the Berlin Senate, who will welcome you and provide you with detailed information, live demonstrations, and a personal press kit.
Watch the press conference live in virtual Berlin
All Twinizens and visitors to virtual Berlin are invited to come along to the live broadcast of the press conference at the virtual Brandenburg Gate.
Twinity downtime
Today there will be a downtime of approximately 4 hours between 14:00 CET and 18:00 CET.
We beg your pardon for any inconveniences.
Your Twinity Team
Twinity: A Roman War Game!!!
Obviously, I’m kind of joking, but I’m always amazed at the places info pops up, like here. 😉
sered on Twinity London
Here’s the link:
I’m really looking forward to visiting London in Twinity. I have never been in the real Berlin or Singapore, so I can’t compare the Twinity experience with the real thing. I have however visited the real London, so this is the first time I’ll visit a Twinity city I am somewhat familiar with in real life too.
Help bring virtual London to life – and win 200€!
Be one of the very first to enter virtual London! We are looking for creative people who would like to realize their own ideas of a Cool Britannia in Twinity and build a place in one out of five categories: “Bars & Clubs”, “Cozy Pubs”, “Lounges”, “Galleries” and the “Open Category”.
Just send your ideas to london@twinity.com now – you will then be granted access to London, weeks before it is opened to the public! If your location is ranked as one of the Top10 Places in virtual London, you will become the owner of the place – if you manage to create one of the three best places, you will win up to 200€ real money!
For more info visit virtual London on Facebook!
