WebWars introduces “layered reality games” on the web
A company called WebWars is coming out of secrecy today with a new way to play games across a multitude of Web sites you visit — with the action all layered within your browser.
To begin with, it has created a fantasy-like game called Weblings where… Continue Reading
RocketOn’s Blerp adds a layer to the web with new widgets
RocketOn is one of the companies devoted to the parallel web, meaning it can take web sites and layer things on top of them, from virtual characters to message boards.
Today, the company announced a new web application, Blerp , that branches out from its previous… Continue Reading
RocketOn launches parallel virtual worlds with six partners
RocketOn is announcing today that it has launched its parallel virtual worlds platform with six partner web sites.
The partners are Comedy.com (pictured at bottom), Hypster (above), Online Flash Games, HotSpot, faceDub, and Boosh magazine (middle picture). The sites focus on entertainment, music games, photo sharing… Continue Reading
RocketOn partners with Animax to create a different kind of virtual world
RocketOn and Animax Entertainment are announcing today a partnership that will make it easy for groups of friends to visit web sites together — and then scribble all over them.
RocketOn’s technology allows you to create virtual characters, or avatars, that can walk and scrawl all… Continue Reading
RocketOn raises $5M for widgetized virtual kid’s world
RocketOn’s idea is to have a virtual world in a widget — so as long as it’s seeded liberally across the Internet, users will be able to continue playing on whatever website they’re visiting.
The two-dimensional game is more or less a kid-themed chat room at… Continue Reading
Latest: Google Wiki, Gphone, Windows Live, Rocketon, Kango, Media Machines, Stardoll
Here’s a morning roundup of latest action:
JotSpot to relaunch as Google Wiki? — Jotspot, a wiki company purchased by Google last year, is rumored to be relaunching soon as Google Wiki, and to be integrated with other Google Apps. This way, Google account holders could soon… Continue Reading