Monthly Archives: April 2011

Making the Most of Meeting in the Physical World: Evocative Artifacts

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

MIT’s Technology Review recently published an article on how CardCloud Spells the End of Physical Business Cards. As someone who spends most of their professional life immersed in the online world, I tend to agree that physical business cards are … Continue reading →

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How to create a “flying camera tour” in Jibe and Unity3d

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

Here at ReactionGrid, we love it when people ask us questions about Jibe (our multiuser virtual world platform based on Unity3d).  Jibe is a rapidly evolving platform, and the most innovative ideas for both using and improving Jibe always come … Continue reading →

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The Riddle of the Sphinx: Using Google Warehouse models in Jibe and Unity3d

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

Google Warehouse is a fantastic resource for free 3d models.  And it’s especially fun to hunt for models of beautiful historical landmarks that you can pull into your own multiuser virtual world. Today we’re going to bring a model of … Continue reading →

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Interactivity in Virtual Worlds: Using Triggers in Jibe and Unity3d

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

The physical world around us is responsive to our presence. The same experience can be recreated in virtual worlds. You just have to learn a few new tricks. Those of us designing virtual worlds want to make them as engaging … Continue reading →

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Hypergrid Adventurers Club – Visiting a recreation of the astronomical observatory at Pic du Midi de Bigorre

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

Our Hypergrid Adventurers Club visited a virtual recreation of Pic du Midi de Bigorre in NewWorldGrid this past Sunday.  Follow in our footsteps and check it out for yourself! Pic du Midi de Biogorre is a mountain in the French … Continue reading →

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Jibe 1.1: Test our new camera controls at my chicken testing facility.

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

Jibe 1.1 is now being rolled out!  Here’s more info on what’s new. We’re very excited about the update.  In addition to some other new features and lots of bugfixes, we’ve expanded how the camera works in Jibe. To try … Continue reading →

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Collaborating using web-based tools with Jibe: Animations and iTween

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

I recently wrote about some of the affordances of having a multiuser virtual world displayed in a webpage.  To illustrate this, here’s an example: A multiuser Jibe world can be embedded in any webpage.  So what you see in the … Continue reading →

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Hypergrid Adventurers Club – Visiting China Town in Francogrid

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

Our Hypergrid Adventurers Club visited a beautiful region called China Town in Francogrid this past Sunday.  Follow in our footsteps and check it out for yourself! China Town is under construction and being built by Vinc Sonic, but he’s already … Continue reading →

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Why a Virtual World on a Webpage is Awesome

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

Is running a virtual world in a web browser really that big a deal?  If you have to download a browser plugin, then why not just download a standalone application?  What’s the point of having a virtual world sitting in … Continue reading →

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