Active Worlds
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Definition
Active Worlds is a commercial 3D interactive environment.
- Active Worlds is probably the oldest surviving commercial 3D environment technology. Founded in 1995 and build on top of "Alpha Worlds", it features a flat geometry on top of which users can build with bricks, a bit like the Lego philosophy. Size of a world is determined by server parameters. Building requires payment.
See also: Second Life
Technology
- You need a special free client
- There are servers operated by Active Worlds, but you also can acquire the server technology and run your own.
In education
- Active Worlds Educational Universe is an entire Active Worlds Universe dedicated to exploring the educational applications of the Active Worlds Technology. Unfortunately, the Active Worlds Educational Universe seems at present to be in a state of suspended animation. However, following a new surge in development activity in ActiveWorlds in general, it is quite possible that Active Worlds Educational Universe could come out of its current state in the not-too-distant future.
- Features a basic classroom for 20 students at $650/year.
- Alternatively, there institutions who run their own server.
Links
- Official websites
- Other