The open source platform, which started as an alternative to Second Life, could be a clue to how a distributed metaverse not owned by a single company could work. One open question, assuming the ...

Last month, I took you on a tour of Second Life and showed you some applications for it besides entertainment. This month, I explain how you can run your own virtual island using the Second Life ...

OpenSim is also lightweight enough that an entire system – server, viewer, and a few dozen acres of virtual land – can be run off a USB stick. “We were able to place the OpenSim server on portable ...

DOVER — It has been said that in the evolution of education, there have been three major developments: invention of the printing press, mass production of chalk and blackboards, and the development of ...