Open Wonderland (originally Project Wonderland) is an open-source toolkit written in Java for creating collaborative 3D virtual worlds.
| Open Wonderland | |
|---|---|
| Original author(s) | Open Wonderland Foundation, Sun Microsystems |
| Preview release | 0.5 User Preview 4 (2010-0_5_A4)
/ May 2010 |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | Java |
| Type | Virtual world, 3D computer graphics, Collaboration |
| License | GPL v2 with the "Classpath" exception[1] |
| Website | openwonderland |
Project Wonderland had been funded by Sun Microsystems since its early development. On January 27, 2010, Sun Microsystems was acquired by Oracle[2] who decided to cease funding.[3] Project Wonderland continued as an independent community-supported open-source project named "Open Wonderland".[4]
See also
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- jMonkeyEngine - used internally by OWL
- Project Darkstar - The Sun Game Server
- Croquet Project
- OpenSimulator - another open source server platform for virtual worlds.
References
edit- ^ "FAQ - Licensing". Open Wonderland Website. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ "Oracle Completes Acquisition of Sun". Oracle.com. January 27, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
- ^ "Good News and Bad News : Wonderblog". Blogs.sun.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
- ^ "Laid off Wonderland developers to continue project – Hypergrid Business". Hypergridbusiness.com. February 4, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
External links
edit- Official website
- Wonderland - A Tool for Online Collaboration Article describing collaboration features of Wonderland.