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| Next Island LLC |
| NEVERDIE Studios |
| Release: 3rd week of January 2010 |
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Next Island is one of the new planets coming to Entropia Universe.
Latest News and Discussions
New Next Island release date announced on the website: 10 Dec 2010!
Next Island Release schedule as published by David Post in his message to the community:
- We will open our Beta on Dec 7-8 so you all can play - it will not be publicized.
- We will have our trade launch - to the media at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 5th. This was the decision I made because we will have TV coverage then.
- We will announce and allow the media entry on Jan 5th at the Digital Experience Show at CES.
- We will have our consumer launch around the 3rd week of January 2011 with events in New York City and Los Angeles (maybe other places as well).
Next Island LLC
The company owning Next Island is Next Island LLC. The company is currently run by David Post, acting as CEO [1], Katlean de Monchy, who will be the official spokesperson, Erik Reynolds handling marketing and developing an iPhone application and Jon Jacobs as Studio Chief.
David Post has been involved in multimedia companies before (most noticeably Page America and Cellular Systems), where he managed to make financial funders gain nice profits on their investments. He is also involved as an executive producer in a company called Nextpert News Network, which keeps track of trends in media and showbiz, and which he runs with his wife, Katlean de Monchy. Katlean de Monchy is a trend and fashion expert, who runs the earlier mentioned Nextpert site. She has often been featured on US television, both local as well as national, and used to run a column in a local New Hampton newspaper. Erik Lee Reynolds is a PR and media consultant [2]. He has previously worked with BigPoint [3] and Glyde [4] Jon NEVERDIE Jacobs runs the game production studio of Next Island, NEVERDIE Studio.
FaceBook group for Next Island
Production
Next Island is being developed by Neverdie Studios for the planet partner Next Island LLC. "Next Island will officially launch in May 2009." [5] The domain nextisland.com was registered on the 9th December 2007. [6] "Next Island has been in production since August 2008." [7] The official press release announcing Next Island was published on the 16th September 2008. [8] Furthermore, Next Island was announced at Carolines comedy club in New York City on the 22th September 2008. In September 2008 a statement on the official website www.nextisland.com claimed "Next Island’s revolutionary virtual world will launch later this year."[9] On the 14th May 2009 Next Island creator and chairman David Post asked for numbers of users of virtual worlds on a public forum [10] The planned release was postponed several times considering corresponding statements on several websites. [5] Next Island private Beta started in December 2009. [11] Open Beta was announced to start in January 2010 together with a call for sign-ups and the promise of free gifts. [12] Another (outdated?) Next Island website mentions gifts in the form of a "Free Starter Kit" containing a Next Island Hunting weapon, EGGOO launcher, time travel crystal, golf club, beach outfit and towel. [13]
Gameplay
Considering the activities listed on the Next Island website [14], the list of professions Next Island Interim COO Cindy Cook posted [15] and the statements regarding the borders of development ("we cannot code") by Jon Jacobs, head of the developer Neverdie Studios [7] suggest that the gameplay will not really differ from what is already known on Planet Calypso.
Next Island Geography
"Next Island will introduce three different game worlds respectively game ages as they can be accessed by time travel. Those are the paradisiac islands Tutoro Te and Kupu Wahi, the amazon world 400 BC and the ice age."
Tutoro Te
"Established and developed by the T.A.F.R.A.C. colonization program, Tutoro Te is the central hub for commerce, travel and social interaction. With endless beaches, peaceful lagoons, breathtaking waterfalls and lush jungles, the city has quickly become the premium resort destination for entrepreneurs, vacationers and colonial elites."
Tuturo Te
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Kupu Wahi
"With more sights, shopping, hunting and exploration than you can shake a stick at, there is no place quite like Kupu Wahi. Also home to the second edition of Club NEVERDIE."
Kupu Wahi
Kupu Wahi
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Wao
"Words like majestic, beautiful and enchanted only begin to do justice decribing the lush environment of Wao. Nickhamed "The Enchanted Forest" Wao is the epicenter of magical phenomena within the universe and has become the highest attraction for tourists and explorers who travel great distances just to gaze their eyes on the wonders and beuties this heavenly environment offers."
WAO "The Enchanted Forest"
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Koraha
"Looking to getaway from the masses? Look no further. Koraha is one of the largest and most secluded deserts in the universe. Ideal for the thrill seekers and experienced explorers, this hidden getaway is the perfect destination for long mining trips and big game hunting."
Koraha
Koraha
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NGA
"The NG volcanoes are as magnificent in beauty as they are in raw power. NG has quickly become a hotspot for tourist and hunters that travel to this geological wonder just to catch a glimpse of the last naturally occuring volcano in the universe."
NGA
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Next Island Origins
Grant was sweating profusely as we secured the files of the embassy labs. 'My code is nothing without the proper sequence for the master formula' he raged 'We must find it or risk everything'
We searched for hours but they expertly hid the formula from our prying eyes and intrusive computer viruses.
This calls for drastic measures."
Next Island Origins is an iPhone/iPad game in Branching-path gamebook style. It's a prequel to Next Island set in the 1980s Cold War era: "Origins tells the story that led to the discovery of a futuristic parallel dimension – Next Island. Also, players will discover through imagery and a cold war sci-fi narrative why the island was founded, and how the doorway to the futuristic land that is known as the Next Island virtual world was opened." said Erik Reynolds, PR Consultant for Next Island in an interview with EntropiaTimes.[16]
Further info on the Next Island Origins wiki page.
Next Island Media
Client Loader
Models
Wireframe and textured version of a bikini girl NPC.[17]
Wireframe, basic shader and textured render of "Charmander" / "Chimera".[17]
Preview Screenshots
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T.A.F.R.A.C.
Next Island
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Main island beach
Landscape
Beach view
Golf course 1
Golf course 2
Golf course 3
Resorts
Rockside house
Rockside house
Tree monster
Boar
Monkey
Aroa female
Desert area 1
Desert area 3 - Tarpits
Desert area 4
Desert area 5
Desert area 6 - Oasis
Desert area 7
Female avatar at an oasis
Teleporter
Earlier screenshots
Old conceptual image of Caroline's Comedy club within Next Island
Old conceptual image of social activities on Next Island
PowerPoint Presentation
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Preview Videos
| * NewNext Island Trailer | Next Island Peek Preview Party |
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| Next Island Preview Ice Age | Next Island Preview Amazon |
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Next Island in the media
- ↑ David Post' profile at LinkedIn
- ↑ FaceBook profile for who the author believes to be the Erik Reynolds involved in Next Island. This assumption is based on a comment made by Erik pointing towards a video done by David Post (http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=55420244237)
- ↑ Announcement by bigpoint, made by Erik Reynolds
- ↑ Announcement on behalf of Glyde, made by Erik Reynolds
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Next Island on twitter.com
- ↑ Whois nextisland.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Interview with Jon Jacobs, head of developer Neverdie Studios on entropiaplanets.com
- ↑ Initial press release announcing Next Island on prnewswire.com
- ↑ Next Island promises virtual fantasies and real-life money on vintfalken.com
- ↑ David Post asking for thesize of virtual worlds market on associationofvirtualworlds.com
- ↑ Next Island to launch sci-fi adventure virtual world — with time travel on venturebeat.com
- ↑ Next Island Users In Virtual World Entrepreneurism and Time Travel Adventure on pc.ign.com
- ↑ (Outdated)[1] Next Island website by gigapixelcreative.com
- ↑ Next Island Activities
- ↑ Top 10 Ways to Make Money in a Virtual World like Next Island by Next Island interim COO Cindy Cook on industrygamers.com
- ↑ EntropiaTimes September 2010, Interview with Erik Reynolds on page 44 and 45
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 [2], website of former Neverdie Studios 3D Artist
- Copy of an Email introducing Next Island on entropiaforum.com
- Online Tropical Destination Next Island Ushers in the Next Generation of Virtual World Entrepreneurism and Time Travel Adventure on prnewswire.com
- footage from the Next Island Launch Party on youtube.com
- more footage from the Next Island Launch Party on youtube.com
- Post to launch virtual world video game article on 27east.com
- David Post interviewed by ABCNews Next Island CEO David Post about Next Island on ABCNews.com
- No Laughing Matter, a New World – Next Island Article on Transmedia Design.com
- Post to launch virtual world video game Article on Next Island - January 2, 2010 - Southampton News
- Hamptons Gossip to go Virtual -- article on exploreli.com