Massively http://massively.joystiq.com Massively http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Massively http://massively.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Evolve your 3D avatar]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/05/21/evolve-your-3d-avatar/http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/05/21/evolve-your-3d-avatar/http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/05/21/evolve-your-3d-avatar/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Evolver (currently in alpha) is an interesting service. It allows you to build a 3D avatar either from scratch and components or from a photograph of yourself, and export that avatar as an image, a functional 3D model in a couple of different formats (presently Maya [MA] or Kaydara 3D Data Exchange Format [FDX]), or a ready-made avatar for a number of 3D virtual environments.

They've got more planned it seems, like the ability to potentially embed a little animated 3D avatar in places where you might today be using a 2D image. Think Gravatars only in 3D.

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UK-based virtual world consulting and research firm Kzero have put out a predictions for virtual worlds for 2008. Note, of course that this covers the 'Metaverse' class of virtual worlds, that is primarily non-game.

The chart they use is a wonderful piece of at-a-glance display, showing age-groups, time of establishment, current population, projected age-groups, and projected populations all in one straightforward (if large) chart.

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MassivelyKzero forecasts virtual world growth through 2008 originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activeworldsclub-penguinhabbo-hotelkzerosecond-lifevirtual-worldsWed, 19 Dec 2007 05:30:00 EST<![CDATA[ASU testing Snow Crash for Google?]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/20/asu-testing-snow-crash-for-google/http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/20/asu-testing-snow-crash-for-google/http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/20/asu-testing-snow-crash-for-google/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Matt Stone at ASU Web Devil (Arizona State University's online newspaper) has gotten a hold of some internal emails between ASU officials that indicate that they are testing a secret project (referred to as Myworld or sometimes Snow Crash), among strong suggestions that it's for Google and that it's in beta with a small number of students right now.

ASU is something of a poster-child for Google (who even have an office on one of the ASU campuses), and has been an early tester for assorted Google applications.

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MassivelyASU testing Snow Crash for Google? originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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