![]() ![]() There are two exceptions, the forest surrounding the city of trees which did not exist at the time, and the rain using particles in the great hall world. I will soon propose an article detailing this migration.įinally, concerning the graphic aspect, I tried to keep as much as possible the original aspect of the different worlds. To switch from VRML format to Babylon.js format, the Blender tool was a great help to me. The documentation is extensive and it is really interesting in a world to be able to play with the parameters via an inspector directly from the browser (if you are curious, press the “L” key in one of the worlds). It has many tools like a sandbox and a playground to quickly test ideas/concepts. Among the many existing frameworks, the choice fell on Babylon.js.īabylon.js is an open and free framework, rather easy to learn and with an active and caring community. Whether on the computer, tablet, mobile or even console. ![]() It is however possible to explore virtual worlds without plugins directly from the browser thanks to WebGL. Today, the support of Blaxxun Contact is no longer assured. Users could evolve, discuss and interact in 3D universes using avatars, via a plugin called Blaxxun Contact. The virtual worlds were also accessible from the virtual community of the 2nd World ( Genèse ) of Canal +, via a 3D chat. These worlds were in VRML format, a 3-dimensional virtual universe description language. Cybertown was given back to the founders and was later sold.The worlds here were created between 19 using a tool called Internet Space Builder 2.1 (info …) and Cosmo Worlds 2.0. Bitmanagement Software continued to develop the 3D client. Some assets were taken over by successor companies.īlaxxun Technologies continued to market the core server technologies. In early 2002, Blaxxun went out of business. In 2001, blaxxun became shortly profitable and succeeded in raising more funding, but then was also hit by collapsing Internet revenues. blaxxun's IPO consortium banks had a public disagreement about the cancellation, as the IPO was oversubscribed by a factor of 2.5 on the institutional side. The IPO was delayed and finally failed in August 2000, when the Internet boom turned into the dot-com bubble. ![]() In 2000, Blaxxun was scheduled for an IPO at Germany's Neuer Markt. blaxxun also established joint ventures with Germany's leading publisher Cornelsen (3D community Learnetix) and the soccer community SoccerCity (in collaboration with Kicker magazine). In 1996, Blaxxun acquired Cybertown, a US-based community and evolved it into a 3D community that attracted more than 1 million registered users by 2000. Customers included BMW ("3D Car Configurator"), Deutsche Bank ("Virtual Shareholder Meeting"), IBM (3D Notebook Demo), Canal+ ("Virtual Paris"), Siemens, Intel, and many other major brands. Later blaxxun investors included tbg and General Electric.īlaxxun developed various 3D browsers and multi-user server platforms. blaxxun was funded by the US venture capital company CMGI, in the same portfolio as leading Internet companies like GeoCities and Lycos. Blaxxun Interactive, originally named "Black Sun Interactive", was one of the first companies to develop a 3D community platform designed for the Internet using VRML and highly scalable multi-user server environments.īlaxxun was founded in August 1995 with its sales/marketing offices in San Francisco, CA and management/development in Munich, Germany. ![]()
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