These VRML files became shared virtual worlds using Blaxxun's award-winning multi-user server technology, enabling people from all over the world to meet and interact in rich-media environments in real-time on the Web. iCity made use of the VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language), a standard for displaying 3D content, including virtual worlds and avatars, on the Web. ICity was started in 2000 as a project of Blaxxun interactive of Munich, Germany and Suny Telecom of Israel. , a subsidiary of Suny Electronics, the sole distributor of Samsung mobile handsets in Israel, created this virtual community. il domain Link goes to Tapuz ownership partner. the VRML was edited to remove the building entrance links, as well as barred off.) Fully closed on May 2008. (would only be able to visit your own room and rooms you had bookmarks to. Public access to personal room spaces closed in 2006. Jobs and Room space signups closed sometime after 2002. Its uses the Blaxxun 3D technology system which is similar to Cybertown, with a few database and user interface additions. ICity is Israeli website and Former home of a 3D virtual world that opened Feb 1, 2001. An unusually attractive and realistic 3D world, interactive real-time chat and multimedia interaction keep the online community members on the edge of their seats. In other words the social structure of the community takes into account the idea of self-organization of the system and stimulation users to the active virtual life. Neighbors meet in the medieval streets or test their skill with friends at archery or ski-jumping. iCity members can rent dreamhouses in Old Jaffa and furnish their homes individually with furniture and accessories they buy at the fleamarket. For example, to increase his rank you can organize a party or create a nice architectural object. Every member of the community has own rank, and the more active and useful his activity for the virtual community, the more his rank (increased automatically). It has its own social structure, status hierarchy and mechanisms of its modification. ICity is also of great interest and value because of its organization of network community.
Every of them has its own functions, for instance Old Jaffa and Kibbutz allows users to rent a virtual flat, Flea Market gives access to interface of trade and change of virtual objects (there citizens can obtain furniture for their virtual flat, house appliances, pets, plants, etc.), Night Clubs situated underground has the opportunity to show video and play music. You will see the famous Greek Arena, medieval Arab town Old Jaffa, Teleporting Globe and other constructions. The total size of iCity area is about 3 square kilometers (scalable). iCity as a great virtual world has different architectural objects both invented and based on real prototypes.Īt logging to iCity, members are get to the Tower from where they can see sights of the whole inland area of iCity and can be teleported to any part of it. Moreover iCity was created as a part of Mediterranean Sea coast and its environment.
iCity provided for possibilities of different activities such as communication, entertainments or shopping.
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ICity was an online application for various categories of users and it serves as conductor to a whole series of net resources.
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