Choosing a Virtual World

Here’s an interesting posting from TechCrunch. It talks about choosing a 3D world in which to play. I found this chart helpful:
Casual Immersive Worlds Comparison Chart
It covers these sites (in this article too):
Active Worlds
Barbie Girls
Club Penguin
Cyworld
Dubit
Faketown
Gaia
Habbo Hotel
IMVU
Kaneva
Millsberry
Mokitown
Neopets
Red Light Center
Second Life
There
Webkinz
Zwinktopia
And covers these areas:
Website URL
Target Audience
Main Premise
Immersion Level (out of 5)
Graphics & Point of View
Users Online When Visited
June 2007 Total Unique Visitors
Revenue Sources
It an interesting snapshot of this trend in the summer of 2007.
Stephen