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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. This has been done already... by mldkfa · · Score: 3, Informative

    This was done over 15 years ago. Something called intermud for muds and moos and other such MMOs to talk to each other.

    1. Re:This has been done already... by KyoMamoru · · Score: 2, Informative

      And let's not forget Xfire. http://www.xfire.com/ " Xfire is a free gaming tool that automatically keeps track of when and where gamers are playing PC games online and lets their friends join them easily. It doesn't matter which online game your friends are playing, which server browser they are using, or which gaming service they're playing on; Xfire is intelligent enough to recognize where your friends are at any time. "

  2. About time. by Crossmire · · Score: 2, Insightful

    At last, computer users will no longer have to run an additional program just to chat to their friends. I'm sure the chat system in these 'virtual worlds' is also on par with instant messengers and IRC clients.

  3. WHY by slvrshwr · · Score: 2, Informative

    A technically valid but functionally pointless idea.

  4. HEY! I'VE HAD THAT FOR YEARS! by denzacar · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Its called TELE-PHONE.

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  5. Gaim Battle.net protocol plugin by skeeto · · Score: 2, Interesting

    There used to be a Gaim plugin for Blizzard's Battle.net that I used several years ago. I could talk to people on Warcraft 3, Starcraft, Diablo, and even World of Warcraft (I think).

    However, I somehow appeared strangely in the chat lists because people were always IMing me, out of nowhere, thinking I was some kind of official Blizzard tech support. Sometimes I had fun messing with them by telling them go through futile exercises: "Ok, try unplugging your monitor for 30 seconds. No? Ok now try ..."

    Unfortunately, Blizzard shut down the protocol this used, so it's a dead project.