IBM and Second Life to build 3D internet
IBM and Linden Lab, creator of the virtual world Second Life, say they’ll work together and with others to allow avatars to move easily from one virtual world to another.
Avatars are the graphical personae of people in virtual worlds, universes that exist only in cyberspace. Creating an avatar requires a certain investment of time. “Open” or “universal” avatars would allow the inhabitants of different virtual worlds to shift from one to another almost as easily as moving from one web site to another. That freedom could help expand business aspects of virtual worlds.
"As the 3D Internet becomes more integrated with the current Web, we see users demanding more from these environments and desiring virtual worlds that are fit for business," said Colin Parris, vice president, Digital Convergence, IBM. "BM and Linden Lab's working together can help accelerate the use and further development of common standards and tools that will contribute to this new environment."
"We have built the Second Life Grid as part of the evolution of the Internet," said Ginsu Yoon, vice president, Business Affairs, Linden Lab. "Linden and IBM shares a vision that interoperability is key to the continued expansion of the 3D Internet, and that this tighter integration will benefit the entire industry. Our open source development of interoperable formats and protocols will accelerate the growth and adoption of all virtual worlds."
The two companies will collaborate on open standards to improve other aspects of virtual worlds including security and businesses processes.
More details here
Source: IBM Press release
Avatars are the graphical personae of people in virtual worlds, universes that exist only in cyberspace. Creating an avatar requires a certain investment of time. “Open” or “universal” avatars would allow the inhabitants of different virtual worlds to shift from one to another almost as easily as moving from one web site to another. That freedom could help expand business aspects of virtual worlds.
"As the 3D Internet becomes more integrated with the current Web, we see users demanding more from these environments and desiring virtual worlds that are fit for business," said Colin Parris, vice president, Digital Convergence, IBM. "BM and Linden Lab's working together can help accelerate the use and further development of common standards and tools that will contribute to this new environment."
"We have built the Second Life Grid as part of the evolution of the Internet," said Ginsu Yoon, vice president, Business Affairs, Linden Lab. "Linden and IBM shares a vision that interoperability is key to the continued expansion of the 3D Internet, and that this tighter integration will benefit the entire industry. Our open source development of interoperable formats and protocols will accelerate the growth and adoption of all virtual worlds."
The two companies will collaborate on open standards to improve other aspects of virtual worlds including security and businesses processes.
More details here
Source: IBM Press release