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Open Source Chat Bridge Between Virtual Worlds

Posted by Soulskill on from the more-the-merrier dept.

wjamesau writes "The Parallel Selves Message Bridge, a new addition to the code forge of OpenSimulator, the 'Apache for virtual worlds,' makes it possible for users within one OpenSim world to send IMs to users currently logged into another Second Life-compatible world. In the future, technology like this could make it possible to keep in contact with friends in other virtual worlds and MMOs without having to log out. Imagine orcs and space commandos existing in alternate realities but still in contact!"

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  1. I can only imagine... by Creepy+Crawler · · Score: 0, Troll

    Lemee see.. Im on ICQ and I want to talk to someone on CS:Source.

    ICQ:AIM
    AIM:XMPP
    XMPP:CS-Source

    Ok.. what would that look like again?
    Creepy_Crawler!ICQ!AIM!XMPP!CS-Source

    Yay. uucp bang path crap again. Or not as bad: non-1-to-1 namespace mapping over multiple protocols.

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