Entering your virtual world, with a mobile phone

March 8, 2007 | Matt Marshall | Comments | |

gemini2.bmpOur virtual world experience so far has been dominated by Second Life and other PC-oriented games.

Now, virtual worlds are going mobile.

Gemini Mobile, a San Mateo company, says that hundreds of thousands of Japanese are subscribers to S!Town, a mobile virtual world with a 3D interface it has built that lets users shop, chat and build custom property, among other things — all with an avatar of course.

Today the company announces it has just raised $20 million from Goldman Sachs.

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  • Might be a winner!! I wouldn't discount SL in the pervasive/ubiq space, but it's not a great UX on a laptop or desktop, so I can't imagine that it will be better on a handheld platform.

    A SL killer will work from day one one a mobile platform; that's a key to building a SL killer.