LAS VEGAS: The introduction of the 3D television has brought with it a secondary category in the sale of glasses which is expected to be profitable for consumer electronics suppliers and retailers – but will consumers BYO to the 3D cinema?
There are two main types of 3D glasses – battery-powered active shutter glasses which turn on and off and are likely to be sold mainly by the companies that make the televisions to consumers for a retail price of approximately $100.
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Rome, “Caput Mundi”, for centuries it was the center of the known world. But how did they really live in ancient times, from the mad emperors to the brutal spectacles to the decadent lifestyle?
Come and discover at 3D Rewind Rome ™, a space of 1200 square meters just 80 meters from the colosseum in the heart of Rome.
3DRewind Rome™, hosts the only 3d experience in Italy in which the visitors are suddenly catapulted back in time to Ancient Rome in the year 310 A.D., the age of the Emperor Maxentius, developed by an international group of leading archaeologists, architects, historians and digital designers.
In 3D Rewind Rome™, visitors relive the history of ancient Rome interactively thanks to state of the art technology and digital animations.
Tens of thousands of virtual characters bring the ancient city to life, the crowded streets, the Roman forum, heart of the Empire, the temples, the tribunals and the famed Colosseum.
Itis a great opportunity to understand better the architectual sights of the city today and is a fascinating adventure back in time.
This project was realized in partnership with the city of Rome and will be only the first of a series of Rewind Projects in the most important cities of the world.
3DRewind Rome™, is a creation of Virtuality group.
More info: 3DRewind
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The buzz is contagious… APLINK signs into YOUTUBE and discovers OPRAH has her own Channel on YOUTUBE
Already the Queen of Talkshows has almost a million views of her debut video in YOUTUBE… Imagine what a real life OPRAH AVARTAR would do for Second Life…
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Just another buzzy day in Second Life
Google News Alert for: “Second Life”
Cops Learning How to Extend Beats Online
The Associated Press –
(AP) — Raise your hand if you’ve heard of “Second Life,”
police Lt. Charles Cohen asks a room of about 75 law enforcement officers
Anti-social bot invades Second Lifers’ personal space
New Scientist (subscription) – UK
A software bot that masquerades as an ill-mannered human user
within the popular virtual world Second Life is being used by UK researchers
Canada Post launches in Second Life
DM News – New York,NY,USA
By Chantal Todé On Saturday, Canada Post will launch a virtual city
in Second Life, where online shoppers will be able to visit the 3D virtual stores of …
Canada Post founds virtual city on Second Life
Media In Canada – Toronto,ON,Canada
by Terry Poulton Yesterday, Canada Post announced that it has
boldly gone to perhaps the last place anyone would have
expected it to go: Second Life. …
‘Fujitsu Islands’ open in Second Life
Prdomain Business Register (press release) – Navi Mumbai,India
1 Nov 2007, Tokyo: Fujitsu Limited announced today
that it has created “Fujitsu Islands” within the Second Life
three-dimensional virtual world operated by …
Enter the NanoLands nanotechnology challenge in Second Life
Nanowerk LLC – Honolulu,HI,USA
(Nanowerk News) You probably remember our little “
Nanotechnology in Second Life” story from a few weeks ago.
Today, NanoLands, the nanoscience and …
Second Life jobs fair pays off for KPMG
ComputerWeekly.com – UK
Professional services firm KPMG has succeeded in attracting
potential recruits through a jobs fair on the
Google Blogs Alert for: “Second Life”
Will Second Life Anonymity Be A Deal Breaker For Business?
By Erica Driver
Second Life is an anonymous virtual world —
most people cannot identify themselves with avatars that
use their real names. I say most people because I suppose
there is a chance your name in real life could be
Forrester Information and Knowledge… – http://blogs.forrester.com/information_management/
RBS Launches World’s First Virtual Careers Recruitment Event in …
By Fiona Torrance(Fiona Torrance)
“Craig Hepburn, Global Webmaster for STA Travel,
told the audience how he had invested only tens of thousands
of pounds in Second Life (a fraction of what some brands have spent),
but by taking a sales-led strategic approach the …
Biz Blog Review – http://bizblogreview.blogspot.com/
Second Life 1.18.4 Viewer RC2 Release Candidate Update
By Joshua Linden
We’ve made Second Life 1.18.4 Viewer Release Candidate (RC2) available
Official Linden Blog – http://blog.secondlife.com
One year with Second Life Insider
By Tateru Nino
This is my 365th day with Second Life Insider.
Second Life Insider – http://www.secondlifeinsider.com
Do You Have A Home On Second Life?
By casasugar
Second Life is a virtual online user-defined society
CasaSugar — Home sweet home. – http://casasugar.com/
In the week of Nov. 5, the news giant is set to open a news-gathering outpost in Second Life. And unlike news service Reuters, which embedded a real reporter in the online virtual world last year, CNN will rely on Second Life “residents” to do all the legwork.
APLINK thinks the virtual properties space is getting huge, which platform should companies choose, when should they begin, and when will they get a return on investment… Big-Bit can help you through the minefield.
Entropia Universe signed up with the China Recreation District in May to help develop a national infrastructure for virtual worlds and e-commerce, all centered around a planet dedicated to China in the virtual universe. Details recently emerged pointing to a massive real-world sales focus from the district as well. Now MIndArk is looking to connect with more business partners in the same vein. “We’re looking at using Entropia as a platform for companies and corporations to come in and use our basic systems, our entertainment systems, social systems, and, obviously, trade systems, to build their own environment,” said MindArk Chief Business Officer Frank Campbell who is at the E for All Expo looking for new partners. “They can build what they want on it and develop content. We are having some discussions with other partners, and I hope we will be able to announce a few more partnerships by Christmas.” More info.
“And hell, what’s so fun about cybersex when you can’t hear the other person moaning and feel his/her heat for real?” says conancat.
APLINK thinks ConanCat under estimates how humans need to fantasize, it is very REAL and virtual worlds today are virtually on a path to our reality just as the TV already is !!!See the rest of his REAL thoughts at ConanCat
“But this–Redlight Center–an MMORPG about love, dating, and sex, to me, is getting tee a bit weird.” – conancat
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APLINK Supplementary List:
gogofrog 3D web which converts to 2D from australia
Coming soon Twinnity
Forterra Inc – Private Virtual Worlds
BigWorldTech – MMOG platform from Australia
Additional Resources Courtesy of MEDIASHIFT
To learn more about virtual worlds — or to visit them — check out the following list of worlds as well as blog posts and articles about the phenomenon.
Partial List of Virtual Worlds
HiPiHi [in Chinese]
Blog Posts and Articles
Big Media Gets a Second Life at BusinessWeek
A Brief History of Virtual Worlds at CNET
CNET Interviewer Assaulted by Flying Wang at the Register
History of Virtual Worlds at Avatar Planet
Sex, drugs and virtual worlds at CNNMoney’s Media Biz blog
A Story Too Good to Check at Valleywag
Virtual world entry in Wikipedia
A Virtual World But Real Money by the New York Times
Virtual World Marketing: Lots of Companies, Few Visitors at GigaOm
If you now of any addtional resources please leave a comment…
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