I’m filling in Worlds In Motion’s Online World Atlas now, which is a fun little gig exploring virtual worlds and then saying what I think of them. First up was this – a cute, very Pete Folwery monster raising MMO that I rather liked. Do pop by and say hello to my monster, Shibito!
I’ve never tried Habbo – or at least, I think I haven’t. I might have had a go when it started (2001 in the UK) and have since completely forgotten what I thought about it, but even then I was a bit over the age range to be interested in it.
Then again, I notice that never stopped Simon…
I’ve had stuff crossposted on Worlds In Motion (CMP… I mean Think Services’ Virtual Worlds blog) before, but I think this is the first time that what I’ve written has been intended for the site. So I have linked it as such!
Papermint is a very cool looking MMO. It’s “one to watch out for.” (I have such a good record for saying that, I thought I’d give it another shot!)
“In Moshi Monsters, users “adopt” one monster from a range of six species to care for. Users are placed in charge of ensuring the monster remains happy and fed by purchasing goods from the local town (either food or furniture and items to decorate their monster’s home) and raises money to purchase these items by taking part in daily Brain Age style puzzles. Players can also play some games in town for fun, plus interact with other users by visiting their monsters’ homes and leaving messages on their pinboards — specifically those that have been designated as “friends” by players who know each other’s usernames.”
“With virtual worlds a continually evolving global phenomenon, what are the issues that affect developers creating titles that may be played in a multitude of different cultures? At the recent ICE 08 conference in Toronto, a panel featuring Matt Daly (Metaversatility); Barbara Lippe (Avaloop) and Adrian Crook (freetoplay.biz) discussed these issues, with Lippe detailing features of Avaloop’s social MMO Papermint, currently in English-language beta.”