| endsHangout is built using the Unity game engine. This | | | | will be able to link to one another. The chat room |
| allows the creation of amazing 3D worlds that play | | | | feature alone can help them generate traffic. Their |
| right inside your browser. Unity allows you to do things | | | | technology is ideal for artist, designers, and architects. |
| no other game engine can, which is why it is gaining so | | | | You supply the design and FriendsHangout handles |
| much poularity in the game industry right now. | | | | things like the programming, avatars, chat functions, |
| FriendsHangout has partnered with Darwin Dimensions | | | | interface, networking, web hosting, etc. The Pause & |
| to take advantage of the power of their Evolver | | | | Resume function is very unique. This is particularly |
| avatar software. This software allows users to create | | | | beneficial for spontaneous gamers who only wish to |
| remarkable avatars superior to those in most other | | | | spend a few minutes every time in our worlds. They |
| games and virtual worlds. Users are also provided with | | | | can save their current game and resume the next |
| numerous customization options so they can readily | | | | time they play again. As the number of worlds |
| achieve the look that they want. "FriendsHangout was | | | | increases this will save users a lot of time when |
| not created by some large gaming company, our team | | | | traveling back and forth to distant galaxies. The next |
| consist of only 3 full time employees and a few part | | | | step in their process is to allow users to customize |
| timers", said Visual Inspirations CEO, Jeff White. "We | | | | their own 3D games. Imagine creating your own first |
| have spent the past 2 years testing and updating | | | | person shooter or race game. FriendsHangout plans to |
| through great feedback from our beta testers, without | | | | create many types of games and developers will be |
| whom, we would never have got this far. I think you | | | | able to link into their code using an api and even add |
| will be impressed at what a small team of dedicated | | | | additional code that other developers can use. For |
| developers with a focused goal can do.One of our | | | | developers that use Unity, they can really take |
| objectives is to let users enjoy creating 3D worlds at a | | | | advantage of FriendsHangout using one of their |
| minimum cost. We have various size worlds to choose | | | | custom templates. Developers can also sell their |
| from. Other similar websites charge as much as $195 | | | | content to other users through the FriendsHangout |
| every month for the size world we give away for | | | | virtual catalog. For end users, the tools they have |
| FREE!" Among the site’s features is the | | | | created make it easy for anyone to build these worlds |
| opportunity to create a limitless number of worlds. "FH | | | | with just a few simple clicks, but allows you to |
| Tokens" refers to the currency that users can use to | | | | customize it the way you see fit. The Terrain Editor |
| purchase items for their worlds. These can be earned | | | | alone will supply you with hours of fun. Create |
| by simply playing the game and using the website or | | | | moutains, valleys, hills, rivers, and lakes by just drawing |
| purchased through one of their vendors. A user can | | | | on the screen. With the virtual catalog (with over 1000 |
| also view the world/worlds of other users and even | | | | items at launch), you can buy items to add to your |
| create their own custom playlist of worlds. For those | | | | world and let your imagination run wild! About Visual |
| with a larger appetite, they even allow the creation of | | | | Inspirations Inc.Visual Inspirations Inc, is a privately held, |
| your own galaxy and eventually even your own | | | | web development company that specializes in creating |
| universe. FriendsHangout provides features for | | | | online, browser-based, games and utilities.Visual |
| businesses and end users alike. You can promote your | | | | Inspirations is the creator and sole owner of |
| products in virtual stores and even advertise in other | | | | FriendsHangout. Content within FriendsHangout is |
| worlds. Moreover, with just a few lines of html code, | | | | updated on a weekly basis creating a rich experience |
| these 3D worlds can be embedded into your own | | | | that keeps users coming back for new content and |
| website. As their system grows, all these various sites | | | | features. |