I wanted to follow up on my last Vivaty post and mention that (as indicated by Pat at Vivaty) several improvements have been made in their latest release. There are now shared spaces that you can use as well as some gestures and other interactions. They even recently added virtual pets!
The most important release though is that of an authoring tool for scenes and objects. I have not tried it yet, but hope to soon. It looks like they have taken the appreciated route of using an external tool with a native .x3d format. This will make things highly portable and overall easier to create. (Are you following this SL? )
Another interesting note is that they are currently running a contest for developers with a top prize of $1000. I think it's a great way for them to promote the tool while also giving recognition to the talented modelers out there.
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