WORLDCON WRAP-UP For fans of Virtual Reality, the recent World Science Fiction Convention was a must attend. Throughout the six day event the cooperative and social nature of VR was exemplified further illustrating how it enables people from all over to work together. Among the exciting events that occurred during the past week's Worldcon were:
Cybertown Founder Hawk was interviewed on web radio, WVRR, on 3 September, which was broadcast throughout ActiveWorlds and OuterWorlds. And Cybertown's radio commercial was the radio station listeners favorite of Worldcon VR commercials!
The SETI Institute's Dr. Seth Shostak visited Cybertown with his custom avatar (created using the soon-to-be-released Cybertown Avatar Maker) and entertained the community with his alien insights during an extended Q&A period in City Hall. The detailed article on this event may be found in the Recent Headlines section of the News.
Several Cybertown citizens won in the Spazz3D contest (winners announced below). And special thanks go to the following Cybertown citizens who generously volunteered their time during the 6 day Worldcon event.
Volunteers: LadyLuck
Block Leader jonknee Former Cybertown Mayor David Maloney (who donated the use of his suburb world Stonehenge for the Call Me Alice virtual concerts.)
Call Me Alice Virtual Concerts (whose band members appeared wearing their custom avatars (also created with the soon-to-be-released Cybertown avatar maker).
WhiteDragon (who donated The Dragon Cafe as one of the locations for the virtual concerts).
Musicians: CMA: Electrical Jesus, Ground Cover, Bugs in the Mirror, White Walls, Life 101, Fabrication Hawk: Chemical Reaction and Mantara Stasis: The Return and Japan Gorrinth: Sam MrPhillip: Guitar Tricks plus a collection of others
StoryTellers:
Mumblegrum: Gargoyle Dreams
Cybertown Worldcon Gallery artists: 2D: Jeff Bedrick cym Todd A. Zircher Scot Thrane Refsland Ryan Britton Cat Spencer FF Townsend Nancy Zuidema 3D:
Mr. Phillip Todd Zircher
VRML Worlds:
Organized by Mr.Phillip, and created by various Cybertown World Builder's Guild members for use during Worldcon VR can be viewed here . Thanks to all, participants and visitors alike, the 57th Worldcon was a great success ~ the largest exposure of 3D virtual reality on the Internet to date.
Be sure to visit the 3D Art Gallery which is still accessible through the Worldcon Schedule icon below the Jump Gate. It's worth the trip!