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Wired - Game | Life Article from October 1st
Interesting that 350 million of these accounts were created in the past 6 months by 10 - 15 year old gamers.
Over one billion accounts have been created for virtual worlds, says a new report.
According to virtual-world strategy group KZero, nearly 350 million of those accounts were created in the last six months. 10- to 15-year-old gamers dominated the virtual world space, holding 468 million of these accounts in games like Club Penguin.
Adults 25 and up carry a piddling 35 million…
Virtual world for kids Poptropica is launching a new steampunk-themed island called Steamworks Adventure.
The island is currently available with early access for members now and will go live for free for everyone on September 9. Steamworks Adventure is the 14th Poptropica island and depicts an abandoned town full of steam-powered (Steampunk) technology. Players work with a robot assistant to try and piece together clues that indicate what happened to the island's missing inhabitants.
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There.com launched in 2003 with a eD immersive Virtual World - They recently announced they were shutting down on March 9th
There.com was created to make everyone feel comfortable, not just gamers, not just people over 18 and not just people who have high end computers. It didn't allow users to create content that would infringe on existing brands. On March 2nd Makena Technologies announced they will be closing the doors on March 9, 2010.
There.com has been shy to announce how many users they have, I don't recall ever seeing a growth report. In an interview that was broadcast from There.com into Second Live on…
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