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Entropia UniverseWritten by Victoria Moran04.25.08 |
Entropia Universe is an online virtual world in the massively multi-player game style created by MindArk. Entropia currently boasts a virtual world of over 690,000 registered members.
Entropia Universe is an online virtual world in the massively multi-player game style created by MindArk. Entropia currently boasts a virtual world of over 690,000 registered members. Entropia takes place on a futuristic planet, Calypso, on which humans have begun colonization. The growing colonies are threatened by a population of robots created by the humans themselves, who have been infected by a mysterious virus. Users in Entropia will defend cities from robot forces and strive to secure the human outpost through fighting, trading, and collecting resources. Users can customize their avatar, create items, own land, and purchase in-world currency with US Dollars. In addition, users can socialize in user-created shops, art galleries, night clubs, and participate in a wide range of free events and rescue services. Entropia is famous for having some of the highest valued virtual property sales to both corporations and individuals.
Victoria Moran is a USC MFA candidate in the School of Cinema Television's Interactive Media Division. Victoria is interested in MMORPGs and the effect that online gaming has on relationships and culture. Victoria maintains the virtual world database and is the project's machinima expert, capturing and editing video of all of the virtual USC NCP events.