The next generation of the internet has arrived. Whether the future settles on calling it the Interweb, Web 2.0 – 3.0, New Media, the Metaverse or something else entirely, we see it.

It is interactive on Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter …
It is in real-time via live chats, Skype, webcams …
It is mobile on Blackberries, iPhones, Droids, laptops …
It is in 3D, Google Earth, virtual worlds …
It is global.

In simple terms it’s real-time, interactive, 3-D environments with which you are able to see, speak and socialize with each other and interact with the environment collaboratively.

For example, there are many live events and concerts to visit and many 3D areas to explore. As well as being social networks, virtual worlds have many opportunities for business and education.

By its nature, the definitions will shift – new technologies will emerge to further augment immersion, understanding and collaboration. =IcaruS= embraces it.

• New Metaverse Land Sale November 4, 2011 Stake a claim on your own virtual land in =IcaruS= RealmS!
• Terraforming Tips & Tricks + A Free Quad-Region Terrain File February 9, 2011 Following up on our previous post, Terraforming Tips and Tricks, we decided to write a little about creating terrains for a quadregion. The process is similar, it just takes more planning and thought. There are some tools we mentioned previously, that w...
• Terraforming Tips & Tricks December 20, 2010 “Painting in 3D” is an incredible experience in Second Life (tm) and OpenSim. We thought it might be worth sharing a few tricks and tips.

• Firestorm Viewer Release and OpenSim Use December 2, 2011 This week, the Phoenix-Firestorm development team announced the full release version of the Firestorm Viewer. Encouraged by how well it works with our computers in Second Life, we were eager to test it in our OpenSim, =IcaruS= RealmS. To our joy, we coul...
• “My Viewer's Torus Is Bigger Than Yours” November 22, 2011 Items that appeared normal to us when we were using the Imprudence viewer, looked bigger or distorted with the SL Viewer 3 or a Third Party Viewer (TPV) like the Dolphin Viewer 3
• OpenSim Upgrading to Version 0.7.1.1 July 6, 2011 One of the projects we have been working on is updating our OpenSimulator grids in the Metaverse, =IcaruS= Realms, and testing their capabilities. We've written about our experiences with standalone grids, creating terrains, building, scripting, shadows,...
• Viewers for Mesh Import in OpenSim May 11, 2011 UPDATE 8-Sep-2011: Sadly Kirstens Viewer is no longer being developed (further information on their website). Viewer Tests with OpenSim 0.7.1 and Diva r15402-b The latest release of OpenSim 0.7.1 and Diva Distro r15402-b is currently keeping us busy. ...
• Views on the 3D Metaverse: Part Five, The Ultimate Viewer January 28, 2011 The Week In Review In our series of posts this week, we looked at a selection of viewers for use in Second Life and beyond, then compiled a chart, comparing them feature by feature, and focusing on the few that are important to us as professionals and us...
• Views on the 3D Metaverse: Part Four, Beyond SL January 27, 2011 Back to the Future Naturally, our horizons reach beyond SL.  A subject of frequent discussion at IcaruS HQ is forays into, and the future of, virtual worlds.  It’s interesting to note that Linden Lab once considered interoperability with OpenSim, two yea...
• Views on the 3D Metaverse: Part Three, Standards January 26, 2011 Experiencing and interacting with the internet in three dimensions...
• Views on the 3D Metaverse: Part Two, Viewers Chosen & Criteria January 25, 2011 Focusing on which Virtual World Viewers we find useful has taken a bit of discussion. We each have very different computer systems and demands. In Part One, we listed existing Viewer Guides that we found useful. Today, we’ll attempt to make a comparison...
• Views on the 3D Metaverse: Part One, Viewer Guides January 24, 2011 Some excellent guides to Third Party Viewers for Second Life and OpenSim in the metaverse.