One of the more curious postings I’ve seen about Twinity lately is our profile on the World of Warcraft gold secrets revealed site…
Geekywood on Twinity
Geekywood has a nice post about Twinity, with some great comments:
Twinity, a bridge between the real and the virtual by allowing you to visit real world locations walk the streets of the cities and see some of the worlds most famous landmarks.
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I can see a billion uses of Metaversum’s Twinity
We certainly hope so!
Metaversum Awarded Funding in Co-space™ program in Singapore
Metaversum, developer and operator of the 3D online world Twinity, has been awarded funding from the mutli-agency IDM R&D Programme Office hosted by the Media Development Authority of Singapore to develop geo-tagging and geo-located media streaming in Twinity. In another part of this project Metaversum will also development advanced virtual city building tools to facilitate the construction of virtual Singapore in Twinity. Metaversum has already begun signing up local media, content, and brand partners in preparation for next year’s launch of virtual Singapore in Twinity. Read More
No need for future travel?
Malin asks the question about whether travel will be necessary or possible in the future.
Now it’s possible for Internet users from all over the world to explore virtual Berlin.
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The concept of this virtual world is called Twinity
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I mean, what if there will be no need for travelling in the future? Or what if this will be the only way to visit new places?
Malin goes on to discuss whether real-world travel will be a luxury in the future, and touches on the environmental benefits of virtual travel. Check out Malin’s post!
Latest from Learning9Log on Twinity
Unfortunately, it seems that Berlin is complicated…
The Twinity Berlin is so complicated I have bought an actual map.
Probably this means that real Berlin is that complicated as well, since the map is the same. 😉
And the return to Berlin:
I have managed to rent an apartment at Auguste-Hauschner-Straße 4 but am not sure how to find it from the street level. I got to the Brandenburg Gate, turned left but then fell off an edge. So far as I can tell the address is near the Sony Centre and a film museum.Maybe this has yet to be built in Twinity.
Yes, there is more of the city still to come. 🙂
The BBC News report: “Virtual worlds carve out new path”
The BBC recently ran a story titled “Virtual worlds carve out new path“. The article features a section based on an interview with our CEO, Jochen Hummel. On that page, this interview is the second video, towards the middle of the page.
Some highlights of what the BBC reported:
Capturing the twin trends of social networking and fascination with 3D worlds, the Berlin-based firm is creating a backdrop that allows users to hang out in some of the world’s most famous cities.
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“Fantasy worlds give you freedom and allow you to fly but the fantasy element limits them for the real world,” said Jochen Hummel, the chief executive of Metaversum, the company behind Twinity.
The story was also picked on, among other places, at:
Cross-posted on the Metaversum blog
Quantum of Solace in Twinity
The newly opened Sony Center on Potsdamer Platz and the CineStar CUBIX on Alexanderplatz in virtual Berlin are teaming up to feature Quantum of Solace movie highlights, merchandising, and much more.
Come to the Quantum of Solace launch party:
Where: Sony Center
When: Thursday, 16 October
Time: 19:00 CET // 1pm EST // 01:00 Fri. SST
From 16 October, you have the chance of winning sensational Quantum of Solace prizes in Twinity. Click here to check out more infos.
Video guides for Twinity?
Jungle Jam TV has a post discussing Twinity, and mentioning that
Although a pretty cool idea this calls for some more real information and a few photos to help capture a bit more imagination for avators. Hence, our video guides just might be the answer. Come and and get them Twinity!
Very interesting – we’re listening…