Virtual World, Virtual Technology
Posted May 3rd, 2007 by Scott
Since I spend ample time scurrying around in Second Life (SL), when I came across Unisfair Inc. I was a little eager to see what they offer that SL doesn’t. To my surprise, I found this to be an amazing tool that eases businesses into virtual worlds without the need of feeling overwhelmed by a program as intuitive as SL.
IBM held the first ever Virtual Virtualization Tech Fair using the Unisfair environment. I’ve only seen the screenshots from IBM’s website, but the overall idea behind a virtual tech fair is ingenious. It gives businesses the opportunity to congregate at an event and showcase their products and services without the need to staff tables at convention centers. Bringing the people to the event can be done with online outreach eliminating the significant costs of attending an event in real life.
I feel this virtual event is only the beginning. I certainly won’t be surprised when we see virtual job fairs, home shows, auto shows, etc. Especially as we make the push into Web 3.0. Will you be?
