5. Intensifying Platform Competition Programmer focus (creating a world is complex) Suitable for consumer worlds Suitable for enterprise worlds End-user focus (creating a world is simple) Project Darkstar Multiverse OpenSim OLIVE (Forterra) Qwaq Protosphere Second Life Grid Active Worlds Metaplace Croquet Wonderland open source platforms Key: Google Lively Blink 3D WebFlock Vivaty proprietary platforms Web.alive 3DXplorer PowerU Moodus Browser-based Sirikata
8. William Gibson on Second Life "like a cross between being in some suburban shopping mall on the outskirts of Edmonton in the middle of winter and the worst day you ever spent in high school."