I/ITSEC exclusive: Instant-access virtual worlds
Discover an upcoming highly-scalable virtual worlds platform that runs on any device with no download, no Flash and no wait time.
Orlando, FL: VastPark will be offering a sneak peek of their shiny new "VastEvents" platform at booth# 1961 at I/ITSEC 2011 next week.
Imagine instant access on any device with no download required to a virtual event for small meetings right up to massive events with thousands of avatars. That's what VastPark's team have been secretly working on. This new platform is called VastEvents. It's already working: one US client project is moving into testing phase this year. So now, VastPark's team are offering an exclusive peek to prospective clients attending I/ITSEC.
Until today virtual worlds have suffered from a technical barrier to entry: Users needed to download and install a plugin or application; each world usually took a long time to access because of the amount of data that need to be downloaded and the user experience was complicated. VastEvents is a new part of the VastPark SDK that aims to solve these problems by offering a lightweight virtual worlds experience targeting live virtual campuses, rich chat rooms and especially tuned to handle massive virtual events.

The idea is already proving popular with people who have seen the new platform . "VastEvents is capturing the attention of everyone we show it to because it offers such a fast easy user experience and works inside a browser without requiring anything", says Bruce Joy, VastPark's Chairman. "There's no download, no Flash dependencies, no firewall issues, no port configuration and it scales much more affordably than traditional heavy weight virtual world offerings."
Liz Chung, VastPark's Major Projects Manager agrees. "It solves so many of the challenges that we and all virtual world providers have faced when trying to deliver into Enterprise environments. And given the initial reaction of clients who've seen it and are now organizing projects based on it, VastEvents may be the best thing we've built so far."
Viewers may be required to sign an NDA prior to seeing the demo and Mr Joy warns that I/ITSEC is likely to be the only place the team will be demonstrating VastEvents until it debuts sometime in the first half of 2012. Want to know more? Book a meeting by contacting Bruce Joy via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . VastPark representatives will be available at Team Australia's booth# 1961 at I/ITSEC in Orlando, Florida next week.