realXtend and OpenSin Achieve Avatar Portabilitty Between Virtual Worlds

Congrats on a HUGE accomplishment to the realXtend Team and their new platform launch achieving avatar mobility between worlds! "After the first release 0.1, the realXtend reached now the release 0.2 in only two weeks. The realXtend server side components are now developed in tight co-operation with the OpenSim project. A separate open source project is started for the realXtend viewer. All the latest source codes are available via the projects' web pages. The realXtend now includes new essential features, such as the free-form 3D avatar system. realXtend is a conglomeration of both new ideas, and old ones - our goal has been to create a revolutionary product by combining the best of these. People have been waiting for someone to come along and combine features from the most popular virtual worlds for a long time. What is really unique in realXtend is the global avatar system that allows people to take their beloved and finely tailored characters with them when they visit different worlds, instead of creating a new one for each new world they decide to visit. We have combined this, with the possibility to follow links, or teleports, to browse through different worlds that can be hosted by anyone. Combined these features open up a much wider environment to new users - and that is revolutionary. "We have been testing and fixing bugs as much as possible and we have a few new major features. One of the new features is the Avatar system, under realXtend your avatar has been completely redesigned to support transfer between virtual worlds. Earlier avatar systems used by other virtual worlds have been tied to one world or grid only and could not travel with the user, "says realXtend project manager Jani Pirkola. In realXtend avatar can now be designed with a standard 3D modelling package used by professional artists and animators. Designing and animating a high quality human avatar is however a challenging task, so we've provided some sample characters to help get people started. We are also providing tools used to modify these avatars, and hope to see some creative people do extraordinary things with them. Another major feature is the ability to teleport between Second Life and OpenSim -based worlds. The teleport functionality itself is a giant leap towards the 3D Internet vision." www.realxtend.org