1. 2010
Multiverse

2. Overview
• Founded in 2004
– Leading network of interactive entertainment
– Provides technology to independent development
teams
• In 2008 extended its platform to support web-
based games and virtual worlds
• Headquartered in Silicon Valley with an
advisor board that includes;
– James Cameron and Jon Landau
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3. Management of Multiverse
• Bill Turpin-founder
– President/CEO
– Pioneered WYSIWYG HTML editor in 1994
– His company was bought by Netscape in 1995
• Corey Bridges-co-founder-marketing
• Rafhael Cedeno-co-founder-chief technology
officer
• Robin McCollum-co-founder-principal
engineer
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4. 2010
Educational Activities
On-line Gaming (MMOG) Media & Branding Solutions
Enterprise Government & Military

5. Technology Platform
• 3D technology allows users to navigate within
a virtual world and interact with other players
• Access to Multiverse is via a “world browser”
• All games and worlds launch within the
browser
• Plug-ins are available for
– Questing, combat, crafting, communication,
physics and many others
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6. Network Architecture
• Client
– Program that runs on the end-user’s computer
– It is the graphics engine that provides the 3D experience
• Master Server
– Maintains the end-user’s account information and
references to all the worlds in Multiverse
• Multiverse User data base
– Contains user login ID information including billing and age
data
– Only accessible by the master server
– Both Master server and data base are controlled by
Multiverse Networks inc.
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7. 2010

8. Building on the Multiverse Platform
• Game Development
– Create 3D assets
– Convert and view models
– Create world terrain
– Add assets to Game World
– Script Gameplay and Customize plug-in services
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9. 2010

10. Multiverse Model Viewer Tool
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11. Terrain Generator
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12. World Generator
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13. Costs
• Online gaming
– 10% of revenue collected
• Media & Branding-
– 10% of revenue but if no money collected then no cost
• Enterprise-per seat cost
• Government & Military-per seat charge
• Educational-
– No revenue- no cost
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14. Work in Progress
• Islands of War-Neojac entertainment
• City of Saints and Sinners-Telos entertainment
• Dark Horizons: the Awakening- Max gaming
technologies
• Mermaids-Georgia Institute of Technology
Emergent Game group
• Lunar Quest-Retro Labs and the University of
Central Florida
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15. Final Thoughts
• My focus
– Education: teaching medicine
• Could I or with help develop an educational world
– Teach not only “hard science” but the social interaction and
professionalism needed to be a..physician, physician assistant
• Develop a medical education-based game
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16. Web Links
• http://www.multiverse.net/index.html
• http://realms.multiverse.net/
• http://www.multiverse.net/videos/times_squ
are.wmv
• http://places.multiverse.net/media/Multivers
ePlaces.mp4
• http://update.multiverse.net/wiki/index.php/
Multiverse_Developer_Wiki
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17. References
• http://egg.lcc.gatech.edu/publications/vgsp_0
033final.pdf
• http://ucfretrolab.org/
• http://www.cityofsinnersandsaints.com/
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