Betaville

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A recent post on a blog concerning New Rochelle has sparked some conversation about areas of the city that could be better utilized through tools like ours.  We welcome anyone interested in improving their own city to get involved and get … Continue reading →

Part of the program for this month for our BxmC delegation in Bremen is the first meeting of the ThinkBETA consortium, a (very) international group, brought together under the aegis of the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (German Federal Ministry … Continue reading →

The College Art Association will be holding its annual conference in New York City Feb. 9-12, 2011. We’ll be there Saturday, February 12, 2:30 PM–5:00 PM (Beekman Parlor, 2nd Floor, Hilton New York), with an Open Froms Panel… Carl Skelton … Continue reading →

http://mas.org/summitnyc/2010/08/new-tools-for-civic-engagement-betaville/ My apologies for letting the website get so far behind… I’m in Bremen now, with a bit of free time before evetybody gets here to start the intersession seminars… On October 21 and 22, the Municipal Art Society put … Continue reading →

We were recently mentioned by Gregory Arkin on his blog, you can check it out here

Today Betaville looks to begin peering out from behind the secure walls of BxmC and across the Atlantic to some European collaborators located in Sweden and Germany.  With a broad experience of not only using jME but also programming for … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since the last update, so let’s play some catch-up! Locale: Lower Manhattan has been decided on as the official launch day location for Betaville.  How long it takes for other locations to pop up is dependent … Continue reading →

In an effort like Betaville where we’re trying to re-create an accurate representation of the world, it’s not only buildings and textures that are important. Having accurate terrains contributes greatly to the feeling of “being there” as well as being … Continue reading →

When it comes down to it, Betaville is essentially an online 3D scene editor.. While “scene editor” invokes thoughts of controls and buttons and all that, 3D still means that there has to be graphics and they have to look … Continue reading →