Virtual Worlds Forum

The Japanese population in online worlds looks set to multiply several of the country's leading firms get together to create a virtual Tokyo which combines anime style environments and virtual real estate. Studio 4°C, considered among the best animators in the world, is designing a world called "Cyber Megacity: Tokyo's 0th Ward." Meanwhile Production I.G. (makers of the amazing Ghost in the Shell) and Studio Pierrot (makers of Naruto) are collaborating with gaming companies and news organisations to create "meet me," a metaverse catered specifically toward a Japanese audience. Look out Second Life...