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How Will the Metaverse Economy Materialize?

AR Insider

Firstly, the term ‘metanomics,’ in relation to virtual worlds and the economy within, is something Doug Thompson was involved in more than a decade ago and ran a show within Second Life and a series of podcasts with the same name. The virtual equivalent of Amsterdam was sold in Second Life for $50,000 in 2007.

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OpenSim active users hit all-time-high for the holidays

Hypergrid Business

With the free-to-use DreamGrid software, anyone can easily create virtual worlds through a graphical interface and one-click install feature on their home computer. We are keeping the mobile app purely for gameplay, roleplay, and entertainment. Anyone can easily add their grid to this list from the same page.

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Two Recent Video Essays on the Metaverse: Straszfilms Looks at There.com, and Dan Olson Dissects Decentraland

Ryan Schultz

A little over a year ago, I blogged about Straszfilm’s thoughtful and nostalgic video essay on Active Worlds , which can be considered the granddaddy of virtual worlds, founded on June 28th, 1995, and somehow still limping along 27-¾ years later. And, as a fellow virtual worlds nerd myself, I really enjoyed it!

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Pornhub Awards Show is in VR this week

Hypergrid Business

Pornhub Awards Show to bring Virtual Reality to the Masses. Combining live VR streaming and a massively multiuser VR virtual world will deliver two breakthroughs for the premier of the Pornhub Awards Show on September 6, 2018. Utherverse Digital is the leading developer of the Virtual World Web (VWW), a software platform.

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What’s New in VR at Sundance 2018

HaptX

In just a few days, Park City will transform into a hub of filmmakers, actors, producers, and journalists looking for the next big thing in entertainment. New Frontier started in 2007 with a mission to push the boundaries of entertainment through independent transmedia storytelling, multi-media installations, and performance art.

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