Avatar Reality, a development entity dedicated to the advancement of online community building, announced San Anselmo, Calif.-based virtual world developer, Virtual Space Ent. (VSE), as the newest addition to their Third Party Developer Program.
VSE's team of talented designers, led by renowned futurist Syd Mead, will create an entirely new, unique attraction that will serve as the first fully functional city for the upcoming massively multiplayer virtual world (MMVW) Blue Mars, which will launch in beta format at the end of 2008. At SIGGRAPH 2008, VSE will preview the development of their Blue Mars city at Avatar Reality's booth, number 727.
Visitors to VSE's virtual Blue Mars city will experience the future of entertainment, social networking, commerce and education. Retail shopping centers, entertainment venues, museums and more will give visionary entrepreneurs the best commercial opportunities of the 22nd century.
Avatar Reality's Third Party Developer Program gives game developers, CG artists and interested business partners an opportunity to create a variety of in-world attractions, 3D art assets and promotions for Blue Mars.
For additional information about Avatar Reality and Blue Mars, visit www.avatar-reality.com. Further details regarding VSE may be obtained at www.virtualspaceentertainment.com.