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Google and Multiverse to announce virtual worlds built on Google Earth
Part of the appeal of virtual worlds like Second Life and World of Warcraft are that they let you escape from the real world. But who's to say there's isn't a market for virtual spaces based on real places?CNet reports that Google and Multiverse Network are set to announce a partnership that will let anyone create a virtual world/MMORPG using data from Google Earth and 3D models created with Google's SketchUp.
You could set your virtual world in real cities, allowing visitors to interact with realistic representations of buildings, streets, terrain, and other landmarks.
According to CNet, the Multiverse partnership has nothing to do with the rumor that Google is developing its own virtual world technology.
I don't know if this is a labor of love or merely the brainchild of four very gifted games designers, but Level Up is a really weird mash-up of gaming elements that you have probably never seen in a Flash game before.
Let's start with the premise itself: Groundhog Day meets Memento. The game experience revolves around 'days': you explore the world and the clock slowly ticks towards the evening. You bounce around picking up gems and talking to the denizens of 'Level Upland'. Eventually you feel tired and head back to ...
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Julia Roy said 12:16PM on 10-10-2007
Wow, cool. Something like this will be the virtual world to really challenge SL. A real world, virtual world.
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nannogeek said 10:03PM on 10-28-2007
gnarly a real place to be in
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ahmed said 7:57AM on 10-26-2007
thank you for this great efforts
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