Worlds Profile
Worlds Inc. designs and develops software, content, and related technology for the creation of interactive, three-dimensional (3D) Internet web sites. Using its technology, the company created its own Internet sites, as well as sites available through third-party online service providers.
Technology
The company used its technology to produce three-dimensional portals and web sites. The company's core technology delivers a considerably faster frame rate for user experiences and, in some cases, a meaningful productivity increase in art production and integration over its previous generation production tools. The company's technology permits the development of virtual worlds, which have broad applications. These applications include but are not limited to a virtual meeting place (such as a fan club); a 3D e-commerce store (where merchandise can be viewed in 3D and purchased online); and a virtual classroom (where content can be viewed via video streaming and then discussed in real time).
The company's core technology has substantial elements written in Sun Microsystem's programming language, Java, including WorldsBrowser and WorldsShaper, so it expects that it can be made portable across Windows and UNIX Platforms because of Java's platform independence.
The company's core technology includes:
WorldsShaper: WorldsShaper is the visual authoring component of the company's platform. It allows for quick assembly of pieces to create multi-user, shared state, and virtual worlds. The WorldsShaper is an advanced compositing 3D building tool that integrates pre-existing or custom content, such as 3D models, textures or images created in Adobe's Photoshop, or midi or wave sound files, with architectural geometry and interactive behaviors and actions written in Java. The architectural building blocks for creating 3D worlds, the flexibility and power of integrating professional modeling and imaging tools, and the extensibility via Java make the WorldsShaper a tool well-suited for rapid creation of 3D environments.
WorldsServer: WorldsServer is the scalable software that the company uses to control and operate its on-line virtual communities. WorldsServer manages the registration and authentication of users, the locations of users within the 3D environment, the physical structure of the 3D environment, all information regarding objects that are 'shared' by the participants and any of the interactions between the users, such as text chat. This platform also integrates an HTTP server for the delivery of other content, such as audio and video streaming and secure e-commerce applications.
WorldsBrowser: WorldsBrowser is used to access the 3D environments. The browser is optimized for speed, delivering relatively fast frame rates per second in highly textured virtual 3D worlds.
WorldsPlayer: The WorldsPlayer allows users to view and experience the company's multi-user, interactive technology. Any world created with the WorldsShaper will be viewable and navigable with the WorldsPlayer. The WorldsPlayer has a high frame rate for fast, quality graphics, an easy-to-use graphic user interface, 2D web browser integration, automatic upgrade capability over the internet and a complete communication tool set, including text chat, voice-to-voice chat, e-mail, and animation.
Worlds Gamma Libraries: The Worlds Gamma Libraries are composed of sample worlds, textures, models, avatars, actions, sensors, sounds, motion sequences, and other behaviors.
Strategy
The company will focus on monetizing its collection of non-fungible tokens and its legacy celebrity virtual reality worlds. The company is exploring strategic alliances with state of the art virtual reality platforms to refocus its positioning in the VR/AR market returning to the genesis of it.
Intellectual Property
U.S. Patents: The company has been granted U.S patent 6,219,045, 7,181,690, 7,493,558, 7,945,856, 8,082,501, 8,145,998, 8,161,385, 8,407,592, and 8,640,028 for multi-server technology for 3D applications, which is its core technology. While the patents have all expired, the company continues looking into the implications and breadth of the patent in order to maximize their benefits, as well as its catalog of non-fungible tokens and its legacy celebrity worlds.
Trademark: Worldsplayer - The WorldsPlayer is especially designed to allow users to view and experience the multi-user, interactive Worlds Gamma technology. Any world created with the WorldsShaper will be viewable and navigable with WorldsPlayer. Utilizing the WorldsPlayer, a user assumes a persona (via a digital actor, or Avatars), and can then move, view, chat, play, express one's self via gestures and animations, voice chat, send email, join discussion groups, listen to music, shop at Worlds 3D stores, and watch videos, all in the company of users from around the world, within the 3D environment. The WorldsPlayer boasts high frame rate for fast, high quality graphics, an easy to use graphic user interface, seamless 2D Web browser integration, auto-upgrade capability over the Internet, and a complete communication tool set, including chat, voice-to-voice chat, email and animation. The WorldsPlayer offers users the unique and creative experience of customizing their Avatars, while maintaining the ability to animate and activate their Avatars.
History
The company was formerly known as Worlds.com Inc. and changed its name to Worlds Inc. in 2011.
