In another aspect of my life, I came across an article about the Virtual Worlds Expo at which companies like Disney and IBM announced plans for new products (and/or services) that focus on virtual on-line experiences. This article led me to an announcement I hadn’t seen much about in the Lotus blogosphere.
From the article…
“IBM also had an interesting announcement; it’s “Same Time” instant messaging application is going virtual. You may not have heard of Same Time, but it’s a lot like AOL IM, and it has over 100 million individual users, and some heavy hitting corporate clients, from HSBC and Cisco to Ericsson and the CIA and FBI. Called “Same Time 3-D”, it’ll launch within the next year, and it’ll allow users to click from a one-dimensional instant messaging chat over into a virtual conference room. You can hold a meeting in a virtual room or in a grassy field, and you can invite many people into the space from your IM list, with the click of a button.”
Sounds interesting. I’m having visions of meeting with people in my office on-line in a virtual 3D world – just because we CAN meet like that.
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