At the time CyberTown was mainly a portal site with categories of links, however Colon圜ity was able to use the ideas from the categories to make 3D worlds and expand CyberTown. Midway through 1999, Colon圜ity merged with CyberTown which dramatically increased the users to a few thousand.
Those that were employed were most likely part of the development team or were the first people to arrive. 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.īefore the merge of Colon圜ity and CyberTown, Colon圜ity had a massive unemployment problem which neared 90% of users unemployed, making the main purpose people came to Colon圜ity was to interact with the other users. Colony City made use of the VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language), a standard for displaying 3D content, including virtual worlds and avatars, on the Web. HistoryĬolony City was started in 1997 as a showcase project of Blaxxun interactive of Munich, Germany. It uses The Blaxxun Community Platform coupled with the Blaxxun Contact VRML Viewer control, to interact in 3D worlds to make it more complete and capable of having a society structure by adding social interaction between users. The 3D worlds run on the VRML markup language, which is easy to design and modify. The Cybertown trademark image are the 3D worlds that it has. The history of this site has been discussed in detail by Nadeshda Kaneva as an illustration of the social dynamics that emerge in online communities While still cheaper than the popular Second Life it cannot compare or compete with it nor any subscription based virtual experience.Īs of September 2011 the game's player base has dwindled.
The cost is $5.00 per month or $49.99 a year.
ECO CYBERTOWN FREE
Each user is allowed a free 2D home and can locate it within any of a number of colonies subdivided into neighborhoods and blocks. Users are able to have jobs within the community, thus gain virtual money called CC's (Cit圜ash) that can be used to buy 3D homes and items. There are places (chat rooms) available either through a 2D or 3D chat environment. CyberTown (CT) (formerly Colon圜ity) is a free (as of 31 July 2011), family friendly, online community that has declined to a virtual ghost town over the last few years.