The Alphaville Herald

Herald Invite Key Opens Metaplace Closed Beta

by Alphaville Herald on 24/03/09 at 7:57 am

by Idoru Wellman, staff writer

The game gods at Metaplace have provided the Herald with a powerful spell – a secret key – able to open the invitation-only closed-beta doors to Raph Koster's latest effort – until the magic of the invite key wears off from overuse.

Enter the invite key "ALPHAVILLE" here – then stop by the Alphaville Herald officepark to pet the cat, or chill and listen to jazz in Pixeleen's jazz loft, then dodge the amorous alligator that roams Uri's post-modern virtual world pundit media experience – an experience that somehow turned into a McLuhanesque nightmare with lots of content from McLuhan, Postman, Chomsky, R.U. Sirius, Ludlow and other eggheads.

You might also start farming metaplace experience points to speculate on future arbitrage opportunities with desperate builders who are just a little short on the MP spacebux coins needed to buy marketplace supplies to build their own virtual paradise.

click on the TV in Pixeleen's loft to Take Five

casual attire and Jazz Casual – does it get any better than this?