TechCrunch covers the announcement of the RIDEMAKERZ virtual world, built upon ESC’s WebFlock platform.
The virtual world is a combination of a social network, video games, and a complex inventory system. Boys can design their own virtual cars online just like they can in the store. Electric Sheep took CAD files of all the body designs
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Hollywood Reporter covers the creation of a Web-based virtual space for the hit show The L Word on SHOWTIME Networks.
Showtime has inked a deal with virtual world technology company The Electric Sheep Company to create a standalone Web-based virtual world for drama series “The L Word.” The L Word virtual world, which begins testing next
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TechCrunch covered the launch of ESC’s new Flash-based virtual world platform. As Eric Schoenberg writes:
WebFlock worlds are private-label virtual environments targeted at big brands who want to have a 3D presence online that is more accessible than worlds like Second Life, which require a separate software download. Although we’ve seen $345 million invested in virtual-world
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Virtual Worlds News interviewed Sibley Verbeck on the launch of the WebFlock virtual worlds platform, and the announcement of SHOWTIME Networks as the first client. They write:
At its more developed, WebFlock is much more customizable. Spaces can be placed on a single brand homepage or distributed through MySpace or Facebook. It can come with not
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Sibley Verbeck is interviewed in this AdWeek article examining how movie studios are leveraging virtual worlds technology.
Read the full article here.