Building our very own Virtual World

Well then, it sure has been an exciting year in 2008 for me. I have built several blogs, learned amazing things about the realms of Virtual Reality, found many new online games to explore, and so much more! I am really looking forward to the many adventures that await me in 2009… this will certainly be a year that will take us all to a whole new level and heights in excitement with developing technologies.

I would like to end this years posting with a place I find totally fascinating, and which I cannot wait to find out more. Here one can find one of the web’s most powerful Virtual Reality experiences, which lets us visit and chat in incredible 3D worlds that are built by other users. Do you think you have what it takes to build your own world or Virtual Reality game? If so, then Active Worlds may possibly be the place for you, where in minutes you can create fascinating 3D worlds in which others can visit. The Active Worlds Universe is a community of hundreds of thousands of users who chat and build 3D virtual reality environments in millions of square kilometers of virtual territory.

What can you do in Active Worlds?

* Build your own 3D virtual reality home on the Internet
* Shop online in our own 3D virtual reality mall and chat with store clerks
* Explore over 1000 unique virtual worlds
* Make new friends and chat with people from all over the globe
* Play interactive 2D and 3D games
* Choose from a vast range of avatar identities and chat with other avatars.

Virtual Education

Active Worlds has an Educational Universe for those who wish to add a whole new level to their teaching and learning experience. Since the inception of the Active Worlds technology, it has been a hit with teachers around the world. From architecture departments to science labs to ThinkQuest projects, Active Worlds has been adding new dimensions to learning for over four years.

In response to the growing demand from educators, Activeworlds Inc. launched The Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). The AWEDU is a unique educational community that makes the Active Worlds technology available to educational institutions, teachers, students, and individual programs in a focused setting. Via this community, educators are able to explore new concepts, learning theories, creative curriculum design, and discover new paradigms in social learning.

The technologies being created and shared here are simply amazing! I had so much fun in 2008, and I have a pretty strong feeling that 2009 will bring many new concepts and Virtual Worlds to play in.

May you step forth into a fruitful future with many exciting moments, and true friends to help Light your Path.

Teri
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