The WorldSmiths Group integrates
two of the most mature, widely used internet
technologies into a dynamic, flexible new system -
the Hybrid Virtual Environment.
Text-based Multi-User environments
(MOOs) have been used by thousands of people over the
last decade to create and explore new worlds and new
ideas. Evolving from MUDs into the Distance Education
tool of choice for dozens of departments of higher
learning, MOOs have earned a place of respect among
educators as an extremely cost effective way to bring
groups of people together.
These environments provide a
powerful sense of place. They are collections of
rooms, offices, classrooms, streets, alleys and
worlds that dramatically enrich the online experience
because they provide the tools to structure and
organize a location to create the optimum learning or
gathering space. They are social creations, social
places and are much more technologically
sophisticated than chat rooms. {MORE MOO
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The WWW and HTML, while far newer
than MOOs, have certainly made their mark in terms of
ease of use and flexible delivery of multi-media
content to millions of users across the globe.
What The WorldSmiths Group has done
is to integrate these two technologies, greatly
extending the power of both. Now, armed with nothing
more than a web browser, groups can gather to share
information that formerly, was accessible to them
only as isolated, unconnected individuals. Our
technology brings the power of multi-media
productions to the group.
