The New World Times

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Some Sites of Interest

It's impossible to even think about keeping up with construction these days--this is just a sample of some of the wonderful things people have been building.

If you want to submit your site for inclusion, send me mail at webmaster@synergycorp.com. Be sure to tell me exactly what you're emailing about. If you like, include screen shots. Size of the screen shots should be approximately 480x360, and they should be in JPEG format captured using hicolor (16-bit, millions of colors) screen resolution. Be sure to give exact coordinates and a general description of the site. Please realize that it is hard to pick which sites to cover...the process is somewhat random.

As usual, just click on a smaller in-line picture to see a larger one.

The Globe Theater

A view of the front of the theater

Mm. Thespian emailed me months ago about her Elizabethan theatre,The Globe...I got out there recently and found some amazing construction.

Along with all the great AW construction, this site features many links to the World Wide Web. You can link to the complete works of Shakespeare at the sign on the memorium path; find out about the "real" Globe Theatre at the entrance sign; get a customized Shakespearean insult at the beer garden sign; pull up a quote from Shakespeare to read as you stand on the stage; get into the Shakespeare discussion group at the sign down in the actors's greenroom under the stage.

As an added bonus, Mm T has built a ship out behind the theatre on the Thames River. From near the ship you can click on various signs to take you to other incredible sites such as a ski resort, a carousel and park, and Mm Thespian's house. Don't miss this outstanding site: teleport don't walk to 193s 649e 180!


Behind the theater is a ship on a river.


Bass Haven Revisited

I didn't feel like I did justice to the city of Bass Haven last issue, so I asked Fishinhook, the mayor, to provide me with a brochure about the city. Check it out! It's totally incredible. Hint: if you fall into the well a t 3023N 38E, use SHIFT to get out.


Pixel Park Lends Elegance to Ground Zero Area

Ion's Tune Town and Construction yard have long been outdated, so they were recently cleared to make way for new constuction. Sidris, an accomplished builder, chose to build a public park for all to enjoy. Pixel Park's entrance is at 16S 0E. Stop by and enjoy!


Pixel Park is densely built--
low end processors may take a hit.


 

METATROPOLIS NOW OPEN

CIRCLE OF FIRE STUDIOS SHOWS ANOTHER SIDE

Tuesday, October 15th, 1996



Metatropolis is dark and eerie

Circle of Fire, the creators of Yellowstone, now have opened Metatropolis! Metatropolis is a big change from Yellowstone, apparently fashioned after such bleak future visions as 1984 and Bladerunner. Some people love it, some are just a little spooked, but everyone who visits is impressed!


New avatars enhance the experience.

 

Buildings in Metatropolis are tall, great for jumping off!

Fashioned with rendering speed in mind, Metatropolis packs a wallop of a first impression, with screaming frame rate and visibility and bleak and spacey sound files.

Metatropolis is unlikely to ever allow free building, so some of the objects break rules adhered to in AlphaWorld. This creates some anomalies such as buildings that aren't visibile from the inside or don't have proper collision detection, but the overall affect is phenomenal.



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