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Spatial : VW for Online Meetings
https://spatial.io/
We can accomplish anything, but we need the right tools and we need each other. Yet, most tools aren’t designed for how we naturally think, and our coworkers are spread all over the world. Spatial breaks through these limitations, transforming work from how it is, to how it should be. In the process, teams grow closer, think bigger, and accomplish things faster. To push the world forward, we need to spend more time thinking and less time traveling. And to execute the next big idea, we’ll need more space to think than a laptop or phone screen can provide.
How does Spatial work?
Create a lifelike avatar and work as if next to each other.
Transform your room into your monitor and then fill it with information.
Use all of your favorite existing tools so your workflow remains intact.
And use any device, including VR/AR headsets, your desktop, or your phone to participate.
FREE For individuals & groups who want to experience Spatial.

3D WebWorldz : Virtual World in a Browser
https://3dwebworldz.com/
3D WebWorldz : Virtual World in a Browser
All of the regions found within 3DWebWorldz.com are virtual worlds in your web browser. No additional software needs to be downloaded...but you do need a decent internet speed and graphics card for a smooth experience. We also recommend an up-to-date Chrome or Firefox Browser.
If you want to take the experience further and enter a classic virtual world, check out our Virtual World Education region. We'll teach you how to visit our mirror worlds on OpenSim.Life

Amazon Sumerian
https://aws.amazon.com/sumerian/
Amazon Sumerian lets you create and run virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and 3D applications quickly and easily without requiring any specialized programming or 3D graphics expertise. With Sumerian, you can build highly immersive and interactive scenes that run on popular hardware such as Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and iOS mobile devices (support for Android ARCore coming soon).
For example, you can build a virtual classroom that lets you train new employees around the world, or you can build a virtual environment that enables people to tour a building remotely.
Sumerian makes it easy to create all the building blocks needed to build highly immersive and interactive 3D experiences including adding objects (e.g. characters, furniture, and landscape), and designing, animating, and scripting environments. Sumerian does not require specialized expertise and you can design scenes directly from your browser.

Hyperica | Directory of hypergrid destinations
http://www.hyperica.com/
Hyperica | Directory of hypergrid destinations
Hyperica is a directory of Hypergrid destinations maintained by Maria Korolov of Trombly International.
One facility Hyperica offers is a checker that grid are active… run typically once a day on an offset time cycle and displaying the sampled uptime as a percentage.

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Bloomers Island
https://bloomersisland.com/
Bloomers Island
A long time ago, before trucks and cars and big machines, a place was born where natural things came to life and flourished.
On Bloomers! Island the sun shines brightly, trees smile and fun-loving blooming flowers and vegetables play, discover new adventures, and learn how to grow tall and wise.
Bloomers! Island and the adorable cast of garden characters need you to make sure that everything keeps growing with plenty of sunshine and love. But just like their real life garden family and friends, they need your help to keep playing, keep discovering and keep growing, off the island too!
On Bloomers! Island, in Bloomers! Backyard or in Bloomers! Classroom - bring the island fun to life. The more you play, the more you?ll learn, and the more you know, the more you'll grow
The mission of Bloomers! is to bring the magical world of gardens, flowers, plants and nature to life, in exciting new ways for young children. When rich play meets a variety of play-grounds, and compels children to engage with the natural world around them in relevant and fun ways, developmental milestones can be reached, educational moments can be achieved, and most importantly, children learn to take the game offline and keep the play alive.

SIM on a Stick
http://simonastick.com/
SIM on a Stick
Have your own SIM on a thumb drive

Philip Rosedale - Virtual Worlds and Second Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3LFqX6YNY0

Poptropica
https://www.poptropica.com/
Poptropica is for kids 5-12
Poptropica was developed by Family Education Network (FEN), the makers of Funbrain.com. For over a decade, kids, teachers, librarians, and parents have enthusiastically turned to Funbrain for its interactive learning games, online books, and comics.
The popularity of Funbrain in schools prompted FEN to use its expertise to build a unique online experience for kids to enjoy during their free time.
In September 2007, FEN launched Poptropica, a virtual world in which kids explore and play in complete safety. Accessibility to this world for kids is important to the creators, which is why the Poptropica Islands are free for all kids to play.
Poptropica is published by Family Education Network, a part of Pearson, the education, services and technology company.

3DXPlorer
http://www.3dxplorer.com/
3DXplorer is the first "plug-in-less" , "browser-based" immersive web3D platform for visiting and building 3D virtual worlds, 3D web sites, 3D Online Meeting rooms and other 3D web applications. 3DXplorer spaces are viewable on any platform or browser.
3DXPlorer is an online platform for designing interactive 3D web pages and virtual worlds including 3D spaces and 3D objects, in which web visitors can walk, visualize objects and interact as easily as they navigate through HTML pages, but in a 3D immersive mode.
Designed for a wide range of applications, it can be used simply as a virtual show room in which visitors can visualize an interior design and feel an atmosphere, or in more sophisticated cases, used as an online interactive e-commerce tool, such as a sales configurator or an online collaborative platform to review product development.

ExitReality
https://exitreality.com/
ExitReality : ExitReality is a free internet plug-in that allows anyone to view every web page in 3D
View any webpage in 3D... every website is now a virtual world
Turn your standard 2D web page into your own unique 3D space
Meet and chat with people in 3D
Search and explore thousands of online 3D communities and meet new people!
... experience a 3D experience and know who is on the website

AvatarSpace
http://www.oddcast.com
AvatarSpace
Oddcast’s Talking Avatars Have a New Virtual Home with AvatarSpace
Review at mashable.com/2008/10/01/oddcast-avatar-space

Virtual Worlds Research Listserv
https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/vw-research
Virtual Worlds Research Listserv
This listserv is intended to serve as a forum for discussion and collaboration on the topic of virtual worlds research, and is sponsored by the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research

Twinity
http://www.twinity.com/en/choose-your-free-avatar
Twinity - the virtual world that mashes up the real with the virtual.

The metaverse.
http://www.metaverseroadmap.org/MetaverseRoadmapOverview.pdf
What happens when video games meet Web 2.0? When virtual worlds meet geospatial maps of the planet? When simulations get real and life and business go virtual? When you use a virtual Earth to navigate the physical Earth, and your avatar becomes your online agent?
What happens is the metaverse.

RuneScape
https://www.runescape.com/splash
Runescape
RuneScape takes place in the fantasy-themed realm of Gielinor, which is divided into several different kingdoms, regions, and areas.
Players can travel throughout the gaming world on foot, by using magical teleportation spells or devices, or mechanical means of transportation.
Each region offers different types of monsters, materials, and quests to challenge players.
Players are shown on the screen as customisable avatars. They set their own goals and objectives, deciding which of the available activities to pursue.

Immersive Education
http://immersiveeducation.org/
Immersive Education
Immersive Education, a Media Grid initiative, is a novel learning platform that combines interactive 3D graphics, commercial game and simulation technology, virtual reality, voice chat (Voice over IP/VoIP), Web cameras (webcams) and rich digital media with collaborative online course environments and classrooms.
Originally available only to university students, the next generation of Immersive Education is focused on a broad spectrum of academic and non-academic users (higher education, K-12 [kindergarten through high school], and corporate training).
Educators, students, and professionals who have experience with virtual reality learning tools or video game technology are encouraged to participate, and can do so in two ways ....

There
https://www.prod.there.com/
There is a virtual world where you can:
| Create a 3D avatar | Hang out with friends | Play games | Build a home | Design and sell things |
There is an online hangout where teens can meet friends, play games, and explore a 3D virtual world.
There takes extra steps to educate members about safety issues and recommends many ways to stay safe online. In addition to the safety tips which are available at the bottom of every There web page, these tips are prominently displayed in high traffic in-world areas.

Virtual world : section on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_world
Virtual world : section on Wikipedia
A virtual world is a computer-based simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars.
This habitation usually is represented in the form of two or three-dimensional graphical representations of humanoids (or other graphical or text-based avatars).
Some, but not all, virtual worlds allow for multiple users.

Virtual Environments : Videos and PowerPoints
http://virtualenvironmentvideos.blogspot.com/
The link above goes to one of the Shambles "Forest of Theme Blogs" pages that provides videos and other multimedia resources to support the topic here.
If you would like to see all of the Theme Blogs then go to the full list at http://www.shambles.net/blogforest or click where you see this button

Podcast: Mark McCahill on virtual worlds
https://bit.ly/17ZhtA4
Podcast: Mark McCahill on virtual worlds
Mark McCahill is from the University of Minnesota and is one of the architects of the Croquet Project, an open source peer-to-peer system for building virtual worlds like those found in World of Warcraft and Second Life.

There
https://www.prod.there.com/index.html
"There" is an everyday hangout where you can have fun with your friends and meet new ones -- all in a lush 3D environment that's yours to build and explore!

Habbo Hotel
https://www.habbo.com/
Habbo Hotel is a virtual hotel where you meet up with your friends. Create a room of your own and host your own party!
In Habbo Hotel, real people create characters to have authentic conversations, play games, enter competitions, and develop new friendships. It is a fun and nonviolent game environment where the benefits are great, but care must be taken.
Our Parent's Guide explains in detail the Habbo experience.

MOOS & MUDS Area on Shambles
http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/MooMud/
MOOS & MUDS Area on Shambles
MUD (Multiuser Domain), MOO (MUD, Object Oriented), and MUSE (Multiuser Simulated Environment) ... virtual environments.

Neopets
http://www.neopets.com/
Neopets is the greatest Virtual Pet Site on the Internet. With your help, we have built a community of over 70 million virtual pet owners across the world!
Neopets has many things to offer including over 160 games, trading, auctions, greetings, messaging, and evil mutants made out of jelly!!!
Best of all, it's completely FREE!