Weblin’s closing
Layered virtual world Weblin is ceasing operations, according to a company newsletter sent to registered users today. Media reports attribute the closure to a lack of funds. Weblin users are being invited to transition Club Cooee, a site run by the former Weblin principals Jan Andresen and Christine Stumpf.
It will be interesting to see what happens to the “layered” or “browser overlay” sort of VW space. Weblin seemed like the most visible example of it. Club Cooee is more like an IM client with avatars, I think, than where Weblin was going.
Actually Club Cooee is not run by any former employees or founders of weblin. Club Cooee was founded by former veteran game developers Alexander Jorias, Ingo Frick, Werner Bruckner and Markus Wiekenberg.
Cheers,
Alexander Jorias / Founder / Managing Director Club Cooee
Actually we are building an open-source successor of weblin at open virtual world project because we believe in the future of the web as a virtual world.
Cheers,
Daniel Kurtius / Ex weblin Creative Director / Founder ovw
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