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9 December 2008

First Exhibition in Virtual Berlin – C/O Berlin Opens its Doors in Twinity

Art lovers from all around the globe now have free access to numerous exhibitions in Twinity’s virtual Berlin. The first exhibitions to open in Twinity include ‘wowe . Essence . Twenty-five Years of Portraits’ and ‘Jerry Berndt . Insight . Night Photographs’ in the gallery C/O Berlin.

27 November 2008

Metaversum Signs Strategic Partnership with Browser Games Specialists Bigpoint

Metaversum GmbH is launching a cooperation with browser games specialists Bigpoint. The first virtual Bigpoint presence will be opening in the online world Twinity on 2 February 2009, with plenty on offer for all Twinity members.

25 November 2008

Twinity Enters into Comprehensive Media Partnership with zitty Berlin: Kick-off with Live Broadcasts in Virtual Berlin

The 3D online world Twinity will be cooperating with zitty, the popular listings guide for the German capital. The cooperation will kick off with a new event series, the monthly zitty Readers Lounge, which will be broadcast live in virtual Berlin so Twinity members can take an active part in the live literary debate. The first author to be reading excerpts from her book will be Mia Ming.

21 October 2008

Metaversum Awarded Funding in Co-space™ program in Singapore

Metaversum, developer and operator of the 3D online world Twinity, has been awarded funding from the mutli-agency IDM R&D Programme Office hosted by the Media Development Authority of Singapore to develop geo-tagging and geo-located media streaming in Twinity. In another part of this project Metaversum will also development advanced virtual city building tools to facilitate the construction of virtual Singapore in Twinity. Metaversum has already begun signing up local media, content, and brand partners in preparation for next year’s launch of virtual Singapore in Twinity.

16 October 2008

Quantum of Solace in Twinity: License to Thrill

From 16 October, 3D online world www.twinity.com will be celebrating the forthcoming release of the new James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace. To mark this event, CineStar’s CUBIX cinema and the Sony Center in virtual Berlin have been magically transformed into Quantum of Solace flagships. Movie fans can watch movie trailers and interviews, play Quantum of Solace flash games, take part in competitions, and find out everything they always wanted to know about this new release.

3 October 2008

Twinity and Twofour to develop virtual London

In Talks With Brands To Create Real Virtual Commerce

16 September 2008

OMD 2008: Metaversum GmbH Presents In-world Advertising in New Online World Twinity

Metaversum GmbH, developer and operator of the 3D online world www.twinity.com, is presenting innovative in-world advertising concepts at this year’s OMD in Düsseldorf.

5 September 2008

Wowereit Opens Virtual Berlin in Twinity

Metaversum GmbH, developer and operator of the 3D online world Twinity, today entered its public beta phase. At today’s press conference in Berlin, Berlin’s mayor Klaus Wowereit opened the virtual counterpart of Germany’s capital city in Twinity.

21 August 2008

CineStar Opens Virtual Cinema in Online World Twinity

Metaversum GmbH, developer and operator of the 3D online world Twinity, today announced the opening of Berlin’s CUBIX as the world’s first cinema in the 3D world Twinity.

10 July 2008

Berlin and Other International Metropolises Go Virtual in the 3D Online World Twinity

Metaversum GmbH, developer and operator of the 3D online world Twinity, announced today that metropolises are being built in its virtual world. Berlin’s Hackescher Markt and its immediate surroundings can now be accessed in private Beta.


Press contact

Press Contact

Veronica
Manager Communication and Brand
Metaversum GmbH
Rungestrasse 20
10179 Berlin | Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 30 847 12 25 0
Fax: +49 (0) 30 847 12 25 29
Email: veronica(at)metaversum.com