New Entropia world

I found this yesterday and thought Entropia minds would like to know.


Next Island Announces the Virtual World of the Future in Partnership With Mind Ark PE AB - Entropia Universe





Last update: 12:09 p.m. EDT Sept. 16, 2008


NEW YORK, Sept 16, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Among the Initial Attractions on the Tropical Island Paradise Will Be Carolines on Broadway Comedy Club
For those waiting for a 3D virtual world that is user-friendly, community-friendly yet filled with excitement and adventure, the wait is over. Next Island will be announced at Carolines Comedy Club -- the most important comedy club on Earth and soon the premiere Virtual World comedy club.
Next Island will appeal to a wider audience of Internet users making the Gartner projection of 80% of active internet users coming to virtual worlds, closer to reality. Members (membership is free) will be able to set up and live a virtual life in a parallel universe paradise, find a fantasy profession with real cash benefits, pioneer new lands, even time travel. According to David Post, Next Island's creator, "the mission is to have netizens keep coming back because the experience is both fun and financially rewarding."
MindArk's Entropia Universe offers next generation interactive entertainment, social networking, and e-commerce. With its new CryENGINE2 technology, Entropia will increase possibilities for personal expression on the emerging 3D Internet. Its level of detail and realism creates an immersive experience. There is a real economy which provides users with an opportunity to monetize time spent in virtual worlds.
David Post, creator and co-founder of Next Island, is no stranger to new industries. He was the foremost pioneer in the paging/messaging industry building the markets largest company, Page America, and the founder of CSI, which won the New York City cellular telephone license.
Katlean de Monchy co-founder is a television personality, on air weekly talking about the new and the next in fashion, technology, and lifestyle. She appears regularly on national and network shows as well as TV stations coast to coast. Katlean will spearhead the marketing efforts of Next Island.
Carolines on Broadway was founded by Caroline Hirsch and has been the venue for most of the world's top comics. Next Island is building a tropical island paradise that will be home to Carolines Virtual Counterpart.
Who will visit and play there? Post says, "Everyone looking to escape life's daily stresses, especially women who will find Next Island to be the coolest place with lots to do."
For more information: contact David Post 212 452-1234 or david@nextisland.com or visit http://www.nextisland.com
You are invited to venture into the future.
On September 22, 2008, Next Island will be announced at Carolines on broadway in New York City.
4pm-6pm at Carolines 1626 Broadway NYC (between W49 and W.50)
On hand will be David Post (founder of Next Island), Caroline Hirsch (creator of Carolines - the most important comedy club on Earth and soon the first comedy club in outer space), TV personality Katlean de Monchy, and David Simmonds, senior executive of Mind Ark/Entropia Universe, plus a few surprises -- we have just added a comic to warm you up and expect a few celebrities .
If you have visited or heard about Virtual Worlds you won't want to miss this announcement that describes the next generation of virtual worlds
The press announcement will begin at 4:30pm
Please RSVP to DAVID@NEXTISLAND.COM or 212 452-1234 if you plan to attend.
Corporations, Investors, media companies, celebrities, public relations firms, ad agencies, and others will all want to see how virtual worlds can impact their lives and their companies.
SOURCE Next Island
http://www.nextisland.com

 

Next Island was created by David Post, a pioneer in the radio messaging and cellular telephone industries, having founded two of the largest companies in the industry. He later ran a broadcast TV network. Doing things first is second nature to Mr, Post. The other founder was Katlean de Monchy, a television personality and expert on the new and the next. The platform and technology partner is Mind Ark, Entropia Universe, a Swedish company, that has the most advanced technology and graphics with its Crytek system.

 

Well personally I do not feel much at all,I was just relaying information I found.
Mind Ark has stated that there will be other worlds connected with the Entropia Universe and this was the first evidence of this I have found so I thought people would like to know.
I am not sure however what your question means.

 

From PC world http://www.pcworld.com/article/151891/game_economy_grows_with_micropayments.html


The company says it expects to be the first MMO to integrate the CryEngine 2, which will enable more photorealistic and immersive game play. The CryEngine update is due in the first quarter of 2009. New planets built using the Entropia Universe platform are also expected next year.

 

50 standalone virtual planets

More news:
SEE, Mindark in virtual partnership

To create online worlds based on Hollywood licenses

By David Ward
Oct 6, 2008, 12:00 AM ET



SAN DIEGO -- SEE Virtual Worlds, a new division of Los Angeles-based SEE Touring Attractions, announced a partnership with Mindark, the Swedish developer behind the Entropia Universe virtual world, to create as many as 50 standalone virtual planets based on popular Hollywood licenses.

SEE Virtual Worlds CEO Martin Biallas said the first licensing deals should be announced in the coming months, adding they will be a mix of catalog and current movie properties.

"We're looking for licenses that fit this non-subscription, cash economy model," he said, adding these will be standard licensing deals for the studios with an opportunity for an ongoing revenue stream.

"We're also looking at creating virtual planets around the entertainment icons that are a crossover between public domain and licenses such as Monsters planet that could feature Dracula," Biallas explained as example, adding, "There's no investment from the studios. We come with the funding and Mindark has spent years building their engine so we can get these planets up and running in about nine months."

SEE has already set up meetings with the major studios and Biallas said interest is there as executives understand this could be a fairly low-risk way to determine the viability of older licenses and perhaps lay the groundwork for those properties to be re-launched as films or TV series.

"There's also a real revenue stream for virtual merchandising as well as the ability to have users order real-world licensed t-shirts and jackets, for instance, from within the virtual planet," Biallas said, adding a global audience for a popular license could bring millions of users to that virtual planet.

Parent company SEE Touring Attractions has already proven they know how to make film licenses work have created successful and innovative themed touring exhibitions, including "Star Trek: The Tour" and "Titanic" Official Movie Tour."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ic261f4f6bfdb7bc4b592ff2d93db4d83