#THE FOUNDERS OF CYBERTOWN FREE#

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.

#THE FOUNDERS OF 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.

The founders of cybertown