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Pixieviewer is a browser based viewer for virtual 3D environments. It is designed to run on any device (including tablets and mobile phones) which supports modern HTML5 capable browsers like Firefox, Chrome, Safari and others. It can either be connected to a standalone backbone called Pixiegrid as also has a (planned, in dev) connector to Opensimulator based virtual 3D worlds. Pixieviewer directly supports 3D mesh objects created with popular tools like blender etc.

PixieTec, a virtual worlds development company based in Germany, released the preview version of its browser-based PixieViewer today, which allows users to visit OpenSim grids without installing any software or plugins. PixieViewer is based on HTML 5 technology, and runs in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and other modern browsers. It loads instantly, and is fast and responsive. To access it, all users have to do is go to the login page and create a new user account.

Owen Kelly, Lecturer in Online Media, Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki talks about: the origins of the idea of virtual worlds in science fiction; the launch of Second Life and what it set out to do; why people want to live a virtual life; buying and selling virtual goods; different identities with avatars; the US tax authorities' interest in gambling in Second Life; how OpenSim evolved as a competitor to Second Life; and the attempts to create a universal software (hyper grids) for virtual worlds.

Virtual World Framework is an open-source platform intended to connect various "collaborative virtual spaces". in this manner it is an interface allowing Unity content to connect with OpenSim content (like MOSES) via your web browser.

Description of how to export from Autodesk to OpenSim and Second Life.

The MyTruLife OpenSim Resource Project is an organized effort to create both a directory of all things OpenSim in any Metaverse, and also a Shared Asset Library which anyone may freely use items from. The MyTruLife Membership is comprised of men and women from around the world who hold deep rooted beliefs that information and assets should be made freely available to help promote virtual reality and its utility value to the average consumer. All are invited to join in on the project and begin the journey with us of creating the best OpenSim resource the world has ever seen.