Completed New Assignment

 This week I completed my new assignment for The Association of Virtual Worlds. The assignment was to locate any virtual worlds and companies that create virtual and 3D immersive environments that were not listed in the previous editions of The Consumer Guide To Virtual Worlds and the Enterprise Guide To Virtual Worlds. These new virtual worlds and companies will therefore be added to upcoming and revised editions of both guides.

  I found some new virtual worlds and companies by researching websites that introduce and list all the latest virtual worlds and companies that create virtual worlds, which are recommended to those interested in such technology. There are many new types of virtual worlds that allow their users to visit U.S. and foreign towns and islands, make friends, play games with people either all over the world or locally, share knowledge and passion for music, and create graffiti. I do not really use virtual environments, but I learned a lot about their purposes, capabilities, and basically the various types that are available to people around the world. Some of these virtual worlds are open to people around the world, while others are intended for people in particular countries or towns. Nevertheless, they all aim to give people the closest possible experiences of being in distant locations or doing things in far away places. There is really not that much of a difference between these virtual worlds; one virtual environment for instance allows users to examine graffiti in San Francisco, which gives them the feeling that they are in San Francisco; while another virtual world allows people to play games on an island, which gives them the feeling of being on that island. It is all about giving people the feeling as best as possible of visiting a particular place that they are not really physically at.

  I have not yet gotten feedback on my assignment, but I hope these worlds and companies will be useful for the upcoming editions of the guides.