Comments on: Press Release – First Platform for Virtual Tourism by Virtual Worlds

By: Mac Ken Z Baker

Mac Ken Z Baker — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:38:02 +0000

Frankly, its a real waste of time. I agree 100% with Solomon & Ian.

There’re alot of blogs and web sites that provide insights of these places (which provide personal accounts of the intangible unique experiences of each place) that personalise each place.

From the looks of the images generated on computer, the sterility of the place (in this case, Lau Pa Sat in Singapore) simply provides no incentives to motivate me to visit it. It is devoid of life…. Is Singapore a ghost town? Having been there so many times, I think its presentation in Virtual World is much ado about nothing.

Pls get a real life… Virtual World is crap

By: Solomon

Solomon — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:48:40 +0000

Already have yellowpages.com.sg and streetdirectory.com, why people still need this? streetdirectory.com can print out the map, i dun think they can, as it is a virtual world and interactive

By: Ian Timothy

Ian Timothy — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:43:24 +0000

I rather use flickr to check out the photos of places I want to vist.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:20:21 +0000

Obviously you have not check their web site before commenting. They are building a replica of places of interest in the world. Already the press release above mentions realistic replicas of the places.

I would use this to find out how the places I have never been looks like.
It sounds like fun!

Cannot wait to check it out when they launch. So many places in the world I would want to explore before planning my trips.

By: sarah

sarah — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:26:36 +0000

Am just wondering about this one – do people really think it’ll take off? who would use this? Also doesn’t say if this will provide a true to life 3D representation or merely a 3D ‘mirror’ world that people can manipulate.