Twinity: Europe's Play for Virtual World Dominance?

by on 30 October, 2007 - 17:45

by: Alain ThysI just requested to participate for the beta of Twinity, a new virtual world going online in about 3 months promising to be "just not so virtual". Not the traditional exercise in digital escapism, the idea is that the world will act as a virtual extension of your own life in which "even your avatar will look pretty familiar".

We haven't got much information on Twinity yet, but based on what we learned from Metaversed (who got to see the alpha) the German project does sound pretty promising. In addition to a different way of structuring itself (using existing "cities" as a place where you can virtually live), Twinity also aims to establish an escrow agent for in- and out of world transactions. Depending on how this looks, this could create interesting trial opportunities for brands seeking to bridge the gap between the physical and the virtual.Well keep you posted.Also check out: http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2007/10/metaversum-begi.html