As of December 1, Beta Technologies US Inc. has been incorporated in the United States of America. Beta Technologies will thus operate under its own corporate name from the new company instead of relying on the former joint-venture partner for the US market. US operations and most of the world-wide […]
Yearly Archives: 2008
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Coordinated by Profs. Alexandra Gago da Câmara and Helena Murteira from CHAIA (University of Évora), Beta Technologies deployed a historical representation of the city of Lisbon in 1755, shortly before it was destroyed by the 1755 earthquake, to be included in the presentation City and Spectacle: a vision of pre-earthquake Lisbon […]
In a long-term project, Beta Technologies has been modelling in Second Life® 19 European theatres (from Ancient Greece up to the 20th century) for the Theatron 3 project of King’s Visualisation Lab (part of King’s College London). During this undertaking, old models from the Theatron 2 project (done on legacy […]
Continuing well into the third year of developing unique content for Language Lab, the first and largest language school entirely run inside the Second Life® virtual world, Beta Technologies designed Language Lab’s Registration Centre, with a mix of futuristic and Oxbridge elements, which will serve for potential students to have […]
Marco Aldany is the leading Spanish hair salon chain, being around since 1957 and having 400 franchised shops spread over Spain, Portugal, Central America, and Eastern Europe. Besides their hair salons, they also have their own hairdresser school, having trained more than 4,000 professionals. Reaching out to more markets, their […]
For the second time, the University of Aveiro will be hosting cef^SL, a conference about the use of the Second Life® environment in Communication, Education, and Training/Teaching, which will be held in Aveiro from June 26th to the 28th. Besides two full days with several tracks, the last day will […]
Dolce Vita is an international shopping centre chain in Europe with a strong presence in Portugal. They’re launching a contest for the “Best Fashionable Avatar” in the Second Life® virtual world. To register, you only need to go to a Dolce Vita kiosk and touch it to get a unique […]
Languagelab is the world leader in a new approach to language learning. The approach combines the interactive and social potential of virtual environments with highly qualified, innovative teachers from around the world to provide a unique space for formal and informal learning. And all of this can be accessed from […]
Artesia helps Slovenian’s public broadcaster enter Second Life, build a community LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA, EU (March 25, 2008) MMC, the new media department of Slovenian public broadcaster (RTV Slovenija – http://www.rtvslo.si/) is entering Second Life on March 29th. The island, called MMC, is an extension of its Multimedia Center. The purpose […]