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		<title>By: Windwalker</title>
		<link>http://alphavilleherald.com/2007/03/alternatives_to.html/comment-page-1#comment-35597</link>
		<dc:creator>Windwalker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes LL has made a lot of wrong assumptions as to what users would need or desire with the tools they provide us. They have also made a lot of right ones too. But their ability to predict the future is no worse than any other company. As has been proven time and time again, the second entry into a market can look at all the things the pioneer learned and do better. The only way for LL to continue to be the leader is to innovate faster than the competition. Yes lots of people left SL for WoW or other similar games, I for one left WoW and Warhammer for SL. Hey it isn&#039;t a lifetime commitment and people try things and switch to things they like better. This isn&#039;t saying anything is seriously wrong with any of the above, just that people find different things appealing. I could list a number of things I&#039;d change in SL if I was the God of LL but I&#039;m not. Of course I could say the same thing about WoW and Warhammer too. And as has been proven time and time again, competition improves the breed, so bring on the alternative universes. And if you&#039;re smart you&#039;ll make them compatable with SL so content can be moved between the worlds. Let the best Virtual world dominate, but the others stay around to keep them on their toes.

And Oh, How about a world similar to WoW where the players could build their own weapons, armor, and structures in empty lands and defend them against invaders? Sl Like building tools and WoW like battle dynamics.... Sounds like a winner to me.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes LL has made a lot of wrong assumptions as to what users would need or desire with the tools they provide us. They have also made a lot of right ones too. But their ability to predict the future is no worse than any other company. As has been proven time and time again, the second entry into a market can look at all the things the pioneer learned and do better. The only way for LL to continue to be the leader is to innovate faster than the competition. Yes lots of people left SL for WoW or other similar games, I for one left WoW and Warhammer for SL. Hey it isn&#8217;t a lifetime commitment and people try things and switch to things they like better. This isn&#8217;t saying anything is seriously wrong with any of the above, just that people find different things appealing. I could list a number of things I&#8217;d change in SL if I was the God of LL but I&#8217;m not. Of course I could say the same thing about WoW and Warhammer too. And as has been proven time and time again, competition improves the breed, so bring on the alternative universes. And if you&#8217;re smart you&#8217;ll make them compatable with SL so content can be moved between the worlds. Let the best Virtual world dominate, but the others stay around to keep them on their toes.</p>
<p>And Oh, How about a world similar to WoW where the players could build their own weapons, armor, and structures in empty lands and defend them against invaders? Sl Like building tools and WoW like battle dynamics&#8230;. Sounds like a winner to me.</p>
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		<title>By: Nate Randall</title>
		<link>http://alphavilleherald.com/2007/03/alternatives_to.html/comment-page-1#comment-35596</link>
		<dc:creator>Nate Randall</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The site spammed above this post is an illegal copycat mirror site of our news and community site.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The site spammed above this post is an illegal copycat mirror site of our news and community site.</p>
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		<title>By: Frank</title>
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		<dc:creator>Frank</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A good source of information for real cash economy worlds and alternatives to Second Life is http://www.rceworlds.com
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A good source of information for real cash economy worlds and alternatives to Second Life is <a href="http://www.rceworlds.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.rceworlds.com</a></p>
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		<title>By: NobodyImportant</title>
		<link>http://alphavilleherald.com/2007/03/alternatives_to.html/comment-page-1#comment-35594</link>
		<dc:creator>NobodyImportant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>StealthOstrich wrote:
&quot;Given Anshe Chung&#039;s success in SL, and the fact that her company is based out of China, I would think that the odds quite good that Anshe Chung is a paid consultant, or to some extent involved in the development of Hipihi.&quot;

My God. You&#039;ve stumbled on their evil plot. It&#039;s so obvious to me now! Anshe Chung is a HiPiHi spy, and this whole project is a communist conspiracy to slowly force places like, say, Ravenglass, out of business. They obviously feel threatened by the owners of these places, who must know too much about their dastardly plans, and need to be eliminated.
(Sorry Prok, I had to. Couldn&#039;t resist the urge.)

Nacon wrote:
&quot;name an MMORPG game that was made in China, that has more than 1 million American user[s] on it&quot;

Does China even have any MMORPGs? I don&#039;t believe they do (though I might be wrong). If I&#039;m right, then... well, that&#039;s just a bad example, Nacon.

(And by the way, nobody&#039;s arguing they do bad English. I&#039;ve seen plenty Engrish in my time, I tell you what.)
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>StealthOstrich wrote:<br />
&#8220;Given Anshe Chung&#8217;s success in SL, and the fact that her company is based out of China, I would think that the odds quite good that Anshe Chung is a paid consultant, or to some extent involved in the development of Hipihi.&#8221;</p>
<p>My God. You&#8217;ve stumbled on their evil plot. It&#8217;s so obvious to me now! Anshe Chung is a HiPiHi spy, and this whole project is a communist conspiracy to slowly force places like, say, Ravenglass, out of business. They obviously feel threatened by the owners of these places, who must know too much about their dastardly plans, and need to be eliminated.<br />
(Sorry Prok, I had to. Couldn&#8217;t resist the urge.)</p>
<p>Nacon wrote:<br />
&#8220;name an MMORPG game that was made in China, that has more than 1 million American user[s] on it&#8221;</p>
<p>Does China even have any MMORPGs? I don&#8217;t believe they do (though I might be wrong). If I&#8217;m right, then&#8230; well, that&#8217;s just a bad example, Nacon.</p>
<p>(And by the way, nobody&#8217;s arguing they do bad English. I&#8217;ve seen plenty Engrish in my time, I tell you what.)</p>
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		<title>By: lily</title>
		<link>http://alphavilleherald.com/2007/03/alternatives_to.html/comment-page-1#comment-35593</link>
		<dc:creator>lily</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>please keep your eyes on the HiPiHi new event &quot;Vote Your most Concerned HiPiHi Policies!&quot; That&#039;s interesting.
Check the following link:
http://forums.hipihi.com/main-read-11-ff80808113d2c36c0113e2f3c8e97555.html
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>please keep your eyes on the HiPiHi new event &#8220;Vote Your most Concerned HiPiHi Policies!&#8221; That&#8217;s interesting.<br />
Check the following link:<br />
<a href="http://forums.hipihi.com/main-read-11-ff80808113d2c36c0113e2f3c8e97555.html" rel="nofollow">http://forums.hipihi.com/main-read-11-ff80808113d2c36c0113e2f3c8e97555.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: Alyx Stoklitsky</title>
		<link>http://alphavilleherald.com/2007/03/alternatives_to.html/comment-page-1#comment-35592</link>
		<dc:creator>Alyx Stoklitsky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You expect a Chinese company to offer more freedom than SL does?

Get real, dissident. You are a traitor to the motherland.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You expect a Chinese company to offer more freedom than SL does?</p>
<p>Get real, dissident. You are a traitor to the motherland.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ken, there is some info that might help you get Hipihi running in my blog at http://suezannecbaskerville.wordpress.com
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ken, there is some info that might help you get Hipihi running in my blog at <a href="http://suezannecbaskerville.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://suezannecbaskerville.wordpress.com</a></p>
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		<title>By: SuezanneC Baskerville</title>
		<link>http://alphavilleherald.com/2007/03/alternatives_to.html/comment-page-1#comment-35590</link>
		<dc:creator>SuezanneC Baskerville</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There&#039;s an English subtitled version of the Hipihi video at http://youtube.com/watch?v=B-LWRbixkkc .

Here&#039;s my transcript of the subtitles:
=======================================================
Bold Title Text:
Enter into Hipihi World.
You will have a more wonderful life!
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A young lady starts speaking:
=======
Hipihi World is a completely user created and owned real time 3D virtual world. The world enriches and develops itself along with the imagination of its residents. Enter into Hipihi World, you will have a more wonderful life!

I am Christina. I entered into the Hipihi World by chance and I was deeply attracted by this very innovative product. Now let me take you to explore this brilliant world!

Every new resident will be born right here in Hipihi.

Wanna change your personal image? Certainly you can. Here we have a complete customized avatar system.

I can select my favorite avatar. Then I can change its hairstyle, face, clothes, height, weight, and skin color.

Along the road, many wooden signs indicate me on all sorts of operations. Very soon, I almost become a professional.

Pass the Hipihi Gate and come into the central square where there are bars, architectures, sculptures, chairs, flowers beds, TV screens ... It is quite hot when many people gather here!
They can hold concerts, watch movies, drink and make friends here.

Want to enjoy a bird&#039;s eye view of the entire Hipihi World? Follow me!

We can try the public transportations. Look! I am now sitting in a hot air balloon on the way to the destination.

Or you can take a flight [in a helicopter] Even more, we can pilot a plane by ourselves to start your own journey of adventure. Flight to the upper air, bail out. It is breathtaking and thrilling.

The core value of the Hipihi World is that the Resident is the Creator of this world. We all realize our value right here!

I tried to buy a small piece of and begin my journey of Creation. This is the land I bought. I can build up hills and lakes on it. Build a house of your own!

The Hipihi World provides a library with lots of materials for scene creation. [untranslated details] Let me show it. You can edit the model on three dimensions. Change its location, angle and direction, size and color, whatever you like.

Come and decorate the outdoor surrounding. Plant some trees, build a row of fence! How about that? Nice living environment.

Well, let us walk into it and have a look. The house is empty now How about some furniture? Put a bed on first where I can have a rest. Gradually my home is getting luxuriant in my hand. Now I need a new style curtain.

I am now designing couples of beautiful sofa, and hope that they would sell good price!

Every resident of the Hipihi World has the whole property rights for his digital creatures. These creatures can be character images, costumes, buildings, games, and all the digital modes that people can imagine. Moreover, the users can trade between each other and get the profit. The is exactly the source of the glamour that appeals me most.

The Hipihi World is exactly like the real world where there is time, the weather changes, the sun set and sun rise. I love the bonfire party at night. I enjoy much chatting and making friends with people in the 3D environment. I add the interesting people onto my friend list and invite them to see a sunrise or a night view!

When more and more users come in the world becomes even more diversified and abundant! I have seen that in the near future there will be users run bars, coffee shops and sunny beaches. Residents with different colors and of different races from different parts of the world come here to communicate with each other and to have fun.

There&#039;ll be various events such as the bonfire celebrations, birthday parties, press conferences, etc., even a business model which can not be achieved in the real world will be born right here! When the large screen broadcasts daily video news, films, TV series, advertisings, when Coca-Cola is placed in the hands of each resident, when the Hipihi World is selling real brands of dresses and automobiles, when the real estate agents are promoting and selling their buildings here, when schools are handling all kinds of procedures and giving lectures on the scene... how can we distinguish between what is real and what is virtual?
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There&#8217;s an English subtitled version of the Hipihi video at <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=B-LWRbixkkc" rel="nofollow">http://youtube.com/watch?v=B-LWRbixkkc</a> .</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s my transcript of the subtitles:<br />
=======================================================<br />
Bold Title Text:<br />
Enter into Hipihi World.<br />
You will have a more wonderful life!<br />
=======<br />
A young lady starts speaking:<br />
=======<br />
Hipihi World is a completely user created and owned real time 3D virtual world. The world enriches and develops itself along with the imagination of its residents. Enter into Hipihi World, you will have a more wonderful life!</p>
<p>I am Christina. I entered into the Hipihi World by chance and I was deeply attracted by this very innovative product. Now let me take you to explore this brilliant world!</p>
<p>Every new resident will be born right here in Hipihi.</p>
<p>Wanna change your personal image? Certainly you can. Here we have a complete customized avatar system.</p>
<p>I can select my favorite avatar. Then I can change its hairstyle, face, clothes, height, weight, and skin color.</p>
<p>Along the road, many wooden signs indicate me on all sorts of operations. Very soon, I almost become a professional.</p>
<p>Pass the Hipihi Gate and come into the central square where there are bars, architectures, sculptures, chairs, flowers beds, TV screens &#8230; It is quite hot when many people gather here!<br />
They can hold concerts, watch movies, drink and make friends here.</p>
<p>Want to enjoy a bird&#8217;s eye view of the entire Hipihi World? Follow me!</p>
<p>We can try the public transportations. Look! I am now sitting in a hot air balloon on the way to the destination.</p>
<p>Or you can take a flight [in a helicopter] Even more, we can pilot a plane by ourselves to start your own journey of adventure. Flight to the upper air, bail out. It is breathtaking and thrilling.</p>
<p>The core value of the Hipihi World is that the Resident is the Creator of this world. We all realize our value right here!</p>
<p>I tried to buy a small piece of and begin my journey of Creation. This is the land I bought. I can build up hills and lakes on it. Build a house of your own!</p>
<p>The Hipihi World provides a library with lots of materials for scene creation. [untranslated details] Let me show it. You can edit the model on three dimensions. Change its location, angle and direction, size and color, whatever you like.</p>
<p>Come and decorate the outdoor surrounding. Plant some trees, build a row of fence! How about that? Nice living environment.</p>
<p>Well, let us walk into it and have a look. The house is empty now How about some furniture? Put a bed on first where I can have a rest. Gradually my home is getting luxuriant in my hand. Now I need a new style curtain.</p>
<p>I am now designing couples of beautiful sofa, and hope that they would sell good price!</p>
<p>Every resident of the Hipihi World has the whole property rights for his digital creatures. These creatures can be character images, costumes, buildings, games, and all the digital modes that people can imagine. Moreover, the users can trade between each other and get the profit. The is exactly the source of the glamour that appeals me most.</p>
<p>The Hipihi World is exactly like the real world where there is time, the weather changes, the sun set and sun rise. I love the bonfire party at night. I enjoy much chatting and making friends with people in the 3D environment. I add the interesting people onto my friend list and invite them to see a sunrise or a night view!</p>
<p>When more and more users come in the world becomes even more diversified and abundant! I have seen that in the near future there will be users run bars, coffee shops and sunny beaches. Residents with different colors and of different races from different parts of the world come here to communicate with each other and to have fun.</p>
<p>There&#8217;ll be various events such as the bonfire celebrations, birthday parties, press conferences, etc., even a business model which can not be achieved in the real world will be born right here! When the large screen broadcasts daily video news, films, TV series, advertisings, when Coca-Cola is placed in the hands of each resident, when the Hipihi World is selling real brands of dresses and automobiles, when the real estate agents are promoting and selling their buildings here, when schools are handling all kinds of procedures and giving lectures on the scene&#8230; how can we distinguish between what is real and what is virtual?<br />
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		<title>By: SuezanneC Baskerville</title>
		<link>http://alphavilleherald.com/2007/03/alternatives_to.html/comment-page-1#comment-35589</link>
		<dc:creator>SuezanneC Baskerville</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The url to apply for the Hipihi beta (English version) is http://www.hipihi.com/application/application_en.jsp ; in case anyone is interested.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The url to apply for the Hipihi beta (English version) is <a href="http://www.hipihi.com/application/application_en.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.hipihi.com/application/application_en.jsp</a> ; in case anyone is interested.</p>
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		<title>By: SuezanneC Baskerville</title>
		<link>http://alphavilleherald.com/2007/03/alternatives_to.html/comment-page-1#comment-35588</link>
		<dc:creator>SuezanneC Baskerville</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When I first tired to run Hipihi under Windows XP, Hipihi displayed the opening screen and then just vanished.

I&#039;ve made some progress  now, but not enough.

By making some selections in the Control Panel Regional and Language Settings dialogs, I&#039;ve made it past the initial screen display and on to the Login screen.

I can enter my Hipihi user name, which displays in English characters, but when I move on to the password field, nothing happens when I press keys.  No new characters appear.  The cursor doesn&#039;t move.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I first tired to run Hipihi under Windows XP, Hipihi displayed the opening screen and then just vanished.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve made some progress  now, but not enough.</p>
<p>By making some selections in the Control Panel Regional and Language Settings dialogs, I&#8217;ve made it past the initial screen display and on to the Login screen.</p>
<p>I can enter my Hipihi user name, which displays in English characters, but when I move on to the password field, nothing happens when I press keys.  No new characters appear.  The cursor doesn&#8217;t move.</p>
<p>Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>
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