Browser-Based 3D Social Virtual Worlds Have Now Arrived

SocioTown Ushers in the Beginning of Browser-Based 3D Social Virtual Worlds.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) April 16, 2008 -- Over the past several years, there has been a huge influx of social virtual worlds. They've come in all shapes and sizes, however immersive social 3D virtual worlds such as Second Life have required the user to download additional software. This has been a significant barrier for reaching a wide audience. But now with the arrival of SocioTown (www.sociotown.com), which has just entered public beta testing, browser-based 3D social worlds are a reality and with it comes the potential for social 3D worlds to finally reach the masses.

Virtual Worlds have become a huge business and are estimated to generate 1 billion dollars in annual revenue. However, 3D social virtual worlds that require additional software downloads have not quite enjoyed the same success as the internet-based 2D social worlds. Browser-based SocioTown may signal an opening for immersive 3D social worlds to get beyond the hype and promises, and finally deliver the results of their 2D counterparts.

SocioTown features real-time 3D graphics yet only requires the standardized Adobe web-plugins, which most browsers already have pre-installed. While the 3D graphics of SocioTown are not on the level of the latest high-end video game consoles found on the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, SocioTown's visuals are stylish and colorful with modest system requirements, which make it accessible to a wide audience. A formula that has worked very well for leading video game console the Nintendo Wii.

With being the first web-based 3D social virtual world SocioTown has the technological edge, but content-wise it also introduces several innovative social networking features, many of which are generated from real-time chat. SocioTown looks to push innovations through user interaction not just platform delivery.

SocioTown is currently in public beta test at:

http://www.sociotown.com

The official movie trailer is available on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2yu0KJPe4M

About SocioTown

SocioTown is a browser-based 3D social virtual world developed by Outside The Box Software (http://www.outsidetheboxsoftware.com). It contains the standard social world features of purchasing virtual clothing and customizing virtual spaces. But it also features a social system that is designed to be intuitive and provide players a way to naturally distinguish between their friends, best friends and random acquaintances. SocioTown contains the first social network that's generated purely from real-time chat. This means players simply have to chat normally with their friends and acquaintances, and the dots are automatically connected as their Social Network takes shape. Players can view a graphical representation of their social network at any time.

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