Gridsafari, the new "meta metaverse" of Virtual Worlds geeks and enthusiasts is to tour Kaneva tomorrow at 12pm PST, 8pm GMT.
Join the Group NOW
If you're not already a member, then you'll need to join the Google Group now to stay abreast of what we're up to, where we're going and to get tech help from the group with software and orientation. We also have yet to finalize meet up points, and those will be announced on the list!
Kaneva
Kaneva says it "is the first to integrate social networking, shared media, and collaborative online communities into a modern-day, immersive 3D Virtual World." I can't say I've experienced it that way, but that's the entire point of this group, to understand the various 3D environments available to us better, and to start off in new worlds amongst friends, rather than starting from scratch each time.
There have been a couple of vapor ware metaverse "gateways" announced in recent months, of which we've since heard nothing. What we're doing here, is using good old email, and existing web tools to create a fun group for exploring and learning. If you'd like to join us, please do, the group welcomes new members and is newbie friendly, as at least right here, we're ALL new...
You know, I find Kaneva to be a fascinating place, but... I still don't get the idea behind those three avatars. They have that picture everywhere. They look like they're saying: "WTF? Serously, WTF!?" I mean... it's not a friendly, inviting picture is it?
Caleb, now that you mention it, it looks like they are considering mugging the viewer. The only thing stopping them is uncertainty as to how much you are carrying in cash.
Thanks for pointing that out; I'm going to be creeped out by that image from here on out.
Looks like a snoozer to me, I am going to stick with http://www.citypixel.com for now because it actually differentiates itself from Second Life with no downloads and a much smaller learning curve.