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AviWorlds reopens under new ownership

Reborn AviWorlds grid. (Image courtesy Josh Boam.) Two weeks after its latest — and supposedly final — shutdown, the much-troubled AviWorlds grid is back up and running again, this time under new management. Josh Boam “I’ve liked AviWorlds ever since I first started working for it,” new owner Josh Boam told Hypergrid Business. “I’m excited […]

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Virtuality Grid turns off hypergrid access, offers migration for Avination users

(Image courtesy Virtuality Grid.) The commercial Virtuality Grid has turned off hypergrid access as part of a switch to a different version of OpenSim, grid owners announced Monday in a Facebook post. Grid residents will no longer be able to teleport out to other grids, move content between grids, or send messages to friends on

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AviWorlds shuts down. Again.

AviWorlds. (Image courtesy Alexsandro Pomposelli.) The on-and-off AviWorlds grid is off again. By my count, this is the 13th time that the grid has officially closed. And, as usual, grid owner Alex Pomposelli says that this time it’s for good. Alexsandro Pomposelli “This is it,” he told Hypergrid Business. “I’m no longer going to open

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OpenSim Projects

$16 per month for a single island up to 16 standard regions in size, first month free from OpenSim Projects, an independent hosting company. Includes a $1.50 per month donation to Metropolis Grid. A premium region with offsite backups is $20 per month. For full details, visit the sales page. More powerful servers available on

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Great Canadian Grid shuts down

(Image courtesy The Great Canadian Grid.) The Great Canadian Grid shut down this morning, according to its website, and according to its technology provider, GeVolution. “I enjoyed my virtual travels and managing GCG in the last seven years,” wrote Great Canadian Grid owner Roddie Macchi. “But it is time to move on. Since GCG started

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HG Hoppers goes Medieval today

The HG Hoppers clubhouse on Craft World. (Image courtesy Reiner Schneeberger.) Epidemics on your mind? Then today’s virtual hypergrid field trip could be for you. The Hypergrid Hoppers will meet on Tuesday, February 25 at 1 p.m. Pacific Time, starting at the HG Hoppers region of Craft World for a “Medieval meets Extinction Global” field

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OpenSimLounge

US $10 per month for a 35,000-prim region on the hypergrid-enabled OpenSimLounge grid. Variable-sized regions also available. A two-by-two, 35,000-prim region is just $12 a month. Get full details on the region purchase page here. Source: Hypergrid Business

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Dorena’s World turns ten

The German-language Dorena’s World grid turned ten years old this month. The Startregion region on Dorena’s World. (Image courtesy Dorena’s World.) Dorena’s World is one of the oldest grids in OpenSim. Founder Dorena Verne first came to OpenSim because “curiosity killed the cat,” she told Hypergrid Business. While Verne was still in Second Life, she

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Tangle Grid SciFi Expo starts next week

Tangle Grid 2020 SciFi Expo. (Image courtesy Paige Stormblade Roberts.) Exhibitors can already start setting up for February’s Sci-Fi Expo on Tangle Grid, grid owner Leslie Kling told  Hypergrid Business. The month-long exposition, accessible to hypergrid visitors, officially opens on Wednesday, February 5 and runs through March 5. The hypergrid address is tanglegrid.net:8002. (Learn how

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The year in grid stats

Over the past year, the public OpenSim grids lost both land area and active users. Since last December, grids lost the equivalent of 8,276 standard-sized regions, going from 81,326 regions to 73,050. And the total number of actives fell by 2,019, from 37,745 to 35,726. Total regions, in standard region equivalents, and unique 30-day users,

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OpenSim: A year in review

This past year has been full of questions for the OpenSim community. Who are we? Where are we going? Is the platform even worth it? The OpenSimulator software dates back to January 2007, according to the official history of the project. The open source virtual world software was meant to be a more accessible and

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