![]() ![]() Other methods of transportation might reflect real life. The *suburbs* created like Fun Park, with (or without) bridges between Strata (floating Home.an actual *door* to pass through to gain entrance. The gate would be linked to the actual estate ![]() a proto (or greatly minimized rendition) of all the estates would be Literal levels of the real world.but I hope someone can come up with a more appropriateĮach Strata would have several Estates (private residences) perhaps as many as 25.Įach Strata would have a community area open to the general public (Park, beachfront,Īirport, etc.). I envision 6 categories.I'll call them Strata, since the concept involves various This could serve as a model for the user created worlds that would be Is a place where users can post their own worlds (on their own server) for use as a MUĮnvironment. I would suggest we use aĬastle, Beverly Hills style mansion, and a Jetson-like futuristic dwelling for the generic These user-designed worlds couldīe subject to approval as mentioned in your other emails. User-designed world located on the user's server. Perhaps we could have 3 or 4īasic/generic mansions kept on the Blaxxun server, but link a door in the house to a Very unique (and fantastic) living environments. The Suburbs would be places where more design flexibility would allow for creation of Were well received by many people, they did not fit the mold for a *house* as seen by The suitability of some *houses* I had created for use in Cybertown. The concept for Suburbs evolved during a conversation between myself and SFX concerning My needs are more simple – I will get that darn dog to bark.GORTz sometime in late 1998, it is still a good idea.] Just as I finished creating a virtual pet – a dog to guard all my stuff – and was trying to program it to respond to my commands, I experienced an “abnormal program termination” and got booted off the Internet.Īll of which leads to this conclusion: Cybertown is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there. There are clubs to join, role-playing games, movie theaters, music concerts, live events, celebrity chats and regular dance parties at the 3D Black Sun Club. I had to admit I didn’t have much experience but promised I was a fast learner and had a good attitude – yikes, how low will I stoop for a virtual couch?īut it’s not all hard work. I applied for a job in the Virtual Worlds colony, lured by the Caribbean sunset background and Calypso music. They receive a small supply of Cit圜ash in the beginning and can earn more by getting a virtual job. Members can buy objects in any of Cybertown’s shopping centers or flea markets, and they also can buy or trade from other members. I took a return trip and managed to make it to the mall without defying gravity, purchasing a bed, dining room table and lamp before my cash ran out. The number swelled to more than 500 around dinnertime. There were more than 300 people online in the middle of the day. Most admitted they hadn’t been there long, and didn’t know how to do many things. Many of the bodies I stumbled into in Cybertown were equally clueless. When I emerged, mad as a wet virtual hen, I admit I went on a bit of a tear, invading other people’s homes and trying to steal their bearskin rugs, wet bars, pink toilets and other stuff.īut I couldn’t even figure out how to commit a cybercrime. I got out of there only to stumble into a virtual pool, where I would have drowned if I’d been real – I couldn’t figure out how to turn around and walk out. I tried the mall, but somehow I ended up defying gravity, my virtual person spinning around the room, flying over couches and crashing into lamps. ![]() Then I claimed a house, but I couldn’t figure out how to get furniture. For instance, I found a virtual body, or Avatar, but I couldn’t figure out how to dress her. Navigating the dense structure is a daunting task. Unless you really know what you’re doing, being a lone wolf in Cybertown can be dumb. But I also was part of the problem – I tried to do it all on my own. ![]()
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