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Secondlife. Infection. Superstruct - alternative reality forecasting : Kzero. Created by the Institute for the Future (such a cool name), Superstruct is a MMO-type alternative reality forecasting game. The real and virtual worlds are tied together, meshed together by a narrative and sequence of events. Orders and instructions are given online but players have to execute them in the real world. The narrative and essence of Superstruct is a series of superthreats to the world in 2019 – global viruses, energy crisis, food shortages, those types of threats. The Q&A’s neatly sum-up what’s going down here (which is what they should be doing anyway)…. A: Superstruct is the worlds first massively multiplayer forecasting game. Q: Why should I play Superstruct? A: Here are some of our favorite reasons: Because youre curious about the future, because you want to make friends and collaborators all over the planet, because you want to learn how to become a future forecaster, and because you want to change the world.

Q: Who can play Superstruct? Everyone! Check it out. ? ExitReality - The Entire Web in 3D. Weblin.lite. Gaby Benkwitz :: Consultant Trainer Coach. Papers : Inhabited Virtual Worlds in Cyberspace (book chapter, J. London and Singapore on the way to Twinity | VWF blog | Virtual. ROBOTGALAXY  Report: virtual worlds moving towards mainstream | VWF blog | Vi. Who’s winning the War of the Virtual Worlds? : Kzero.

Virtual worlds need new users,particularlynew worlds. But there’s only so many users around to sign-up to new worlds. Is supply exceeding demand? At present, quite possibly. In the near future? There’s been a flurry of new worlds catering for kids, tweens and teens (KT&T) lately. Using Alexa traffic rankings is one way. The graph below shows newly launched or open beta virtual worlds for the KT&T segment. Yahoo.comGoogle.comYouTube.comWindows Live (live.com)MSN.com Ok, so here’s the new virtual worlds, using the traffic ranking from the primary (usually .com) website…… With an Alexa rank of 14,558, Buildabearville is attracting the most traffic for new KT&T worlds.

Second place goes to Chapatiz with a score of 18,896. The middle ground is comprised of Smallworlds, Whirled and ZooKaZoo, with rankings in the 160,000 range – not bad. But, all these worlds have a long way to go to get into the territory of the more established KT&T worlds, as shown by the graph below. So, of use? For brands. Virtual Worlds Forum Blog » Blog Archive » We’re all about the c.