SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., 30-JUL-2009 10:00 PM

Doppelganger, the developers of vSide, were acquired by Canadian company Hip Digital Media in August 2008 for a rumored $40 million after having spent over $26 million on the development of the platform and successfully attracting brands such as the Pussy Cat Dolls, Tyra Banks and MTV. Doppelganger was backed by leading VCs ComVentures, Greycroft Partners, KPG Ventures, Trident Capital, Draper Richards and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

ExitReality acquired the platform and vSide virtual world to add to its suite of virtual worlds products. With ExitReality every existing website can be experienced as a virtual world, for example Facebook profiles become 3D apartments. ExitReality has integrated with leading social networks which has attracted brands such as Carls Jr., Hardees, WarnerBros and Paris Hilton.

“vSide have successfully created a fun high quality experience for its users with a focus on engagement, retention and yield. We were excited to find out when it comes to revenue per user vSide is in the league of other virtual worlds such as Habbo, IMVU and Club Penguin.” said Danny.

ExitReality is a privately-held company with offices in San Francisco, London and Melbourne Australia.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Further media information contact: Lee Jabara ( lee@smartprcorp.com) ph: +1.347.535.0844 cell: + 61.418.319.068 or prweber@exitreality.com

Warner Bros 3D Cinema experience from ExitReality on Vimeo.

Below is an excerpt from Time Warner:

“… for a virtual 3-D experience, users can click into the 3-D version of WB.com—powered by Exit Reality—from the home page and select an avatar to lead them through the ultimate Warner Bros. Cinema where they can meet with their friends online, watch clips and trailers from their favorite movie genres and even pick up and distribute everything from their favorite virtual movie posters to exploding popcorn. “

Source: http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1897439,00.html

MEDIA RELEASE - for immediate release - 20 April 2009

The most engaging 3D learning, training and education infrastructure is now available to enterprise and educators, thanks to 3D technology platform provider, ExitReality.

ExitReality has today announced compatibility with online Learning Management Systems, Moodle and Blackboard.

“This is most exciting breakthrough and has massive implications for 3D training, learning and collaboration for enterprise, health and education sectors,” said CEO of ExitReality, Danny Stefanic.

Using ExitReality, universities, corporate enterprise and industry associations can now provide genuine 3D, immersive learning and training outcomes directly from their website.

With the integration of Moodle and Blackboard to the 3D web, virtual learning and training in genuine 3D is now available within a structured 3D learning management system.

“Imagine a student walking past the heritage-listed buildings of Melbourne University looking for the theatre hosting his second-year Micro Economics lecture.  On walking through the doorway of his chosen building, an administrator asks him to type in his student number and name to confirm his student status,” said Mr Stefanic.

“The student is immediately teleported to a large 200-seat auditorium, where other student avatars sit in attendance from all over the world.  The auditorium streams live video featuring a lecturer who presents from her office in Los Angeles.  The student listens to the whole seminar from his student digs in Singapore.    Welcome to the world of 3D education and the 3D internet.

“Universities can now deliver their entire campus from their website, providing immersive 3D education outcomes using existing learning management systems.     The greatest benefits are that firstly there are no corporate firewall issues to contend with. Secondly, ExitReality-powered virtual worlds are hosted and controlled on the university’s own servers so that the utmost security is maintained and peace of mind is ensured.”

The ExitReality 3D player transforms the entire internet into a 3D universe, converting every website into a multi-user virtual world.  At only 4MB in size, it is also the most lightweight 3D technology.

“The ExitReality platform allows the possibility for organizations to deliver structured 3D training and collaboration from their website,” says educator, Greg Carey of www.educationwithbyte.com.

Queensland Education and Training International (QETI) are saving participants over $1 million or 91% by providing the 2009 International Careers Fair in 3D using ExitReality technology.

“We wanted to provide overseas employer organizations the opportunity to meet with international graduates from all nine Queensland Universities in the most cost effective manner.  That is why we went virtual,” said Jessica O’Neil - Manager, International Higher Education – Q.E.T.I - Trade Queensland.

Universities, business, enterprise or developers wishing to leverage the global opportunity that immersive 3D education, training and collaboration provides should contact Wes Ward at ExitReality at the following email address:  wes [dot] ward [at] exitreality [dot] com

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ExitReality – the Entire Web in 3D
www.ExitReality.com

ExitReality is a free Internet plug-in that allows anyone to view every web page in 3D or convert their 2D website into a customisable virtual world.  Web users can meet and chat with people at any 3D website or search and explore thousands of online 3D communities.   Boasting the world’s largest index of Web3D content, it was globally launched into public beta on 18 September 2008.

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Enquiries: Wes Ward
email: wes [dot] ward [at] exitreality [dot] com
mobile/cell : +61 (0) 407 376 685
New York: +1 347 535 0844
London: +44 208 133 9846

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Alcoa, a global leader in the aluminium industry with over 90,000 employees in 34 countries, is committed to excellence and innovation.

As part of that commitment, Alcoa is working with 3D web platform provider ExitReality to improve communications, productivity, research and innovation for many of its global activities.

To enhance collaboration and communication, virtualization within Alcoa has begun.  Craig Dermer, the Australian IT Strategy Manager stated that using virtual web technology, employees will be able to meet in an open or secure environment to conduct meetings, product demonstrations and explore 3D production facilities, all in real time. “Our people will be able to review product prototypes and gain valuable feedback from internal teams or global customers with the use of this highly engaging communication and collaboration medium.”

In the midst of the global economic meltdown, Alcoa, like many companies, is seeking ways to minimize travel costs by using this medium to communicate virtually.

“Virtual worlds provide a significant opportunity to enable not only cost savings and efficiencies, but improved effectiveness beyond current audio and video based solutions,” explained Craig, who has been researching virtual environments for 2 years.

By using open web 3D technology, like that supplied by ExitReality, invited participants can access meeting spaces without corporate firewall restrictions associated with many 3D virtual solutions.

Alcoa is a world leader in the production and management of primary aluminium, fabricated aluminum, refined alumina and mining of bauxite.

Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa’s businesses to customers.

To view any website in 3D including Warner Bros, Blinkx, Carls Jnr, download ExitReality.

ExitReality To Stream NYE Party In 3D Sponsored By Webcruzer — International Media Release

Sydney, Australia, 24 December 2008: Worldwide publicity has surrounded the announcement of celebrity Paris Hilton launching The Bongo Virus New Year’s Eve bash in Sydney. Now ExitReality (www.exitreality.com) and sponsor Webcruzer (http://www.webcruzer.com) will turn Paris’s party into the World’s Largest Online 3D party with live streaming of the event.

“The groundbreaking 3D party palace invention is taking The Bongo Virus’ New Years Eve party to the next level, by enabling users the opportunity to create their own individual avatars within the  one space, whilst partying with the heiress herself,” said founder of Webcruzer and sponsor of the online party, 24-year-old Paul Flammea.

“Exit Reality is excited to be involved in what is going to be an exceptional online experience. Now we can move into all the technology, laser lights, streaming music, streaming video, dancing etc. This is going to be a very exciting New Years Eve,” said founder of ExitReality and inventor of the 3D technology, Danny Stefanic.

The Bongo Virus is a new platform that converges mobile phone and internet applications in one solution. Launching this December 31st with the world’s largest New Years Eve party, ExitReality, a free internet plug-in that converts the entire World Wide Web into 3D and Webcruzer, a recession busting business website solution, have now also jumped onto the party bandwagon as sponsor.
The 3D party palace will plunge users into another universe with its realistic replica of the Sydney NYE party. From the paparazzi and photographers following Paris Hilton, to nightclub dancing on the main dance floor, users will be able to experience the unimaginable. The 3D party website can be accessed at: http://www.bongovirusnye3d.com

About ExitReality
ExitReality is a free Internet plug-in that allows anyone to view every web page in 3D. Over 40 billion websites are now instantly available as one massive virtual ecosystem, allowing web citizens to convert their 2D web pages into a 3D customisable space; meet and chat with people at any website; or search and explore thousands of online 3D communities. ExitReality also boasts the world’s largest index of Web3D content.

ExitReality was globally launched into public beta on the 18th September 2008.  http://www.exitreality.com

About Webcruzer
Webcruzer is a ‘recession busting’ opportunity for small businesses and individuals who have zero IT skills to establish their own website with a built-in ecommerce application for a low annual fee of €160.

The website also has the ability to generate user’s income by referring on to friends and other business colleagues.  http://www.webcruzer.com

About The Bongo Virus
TheBongoVirus.com is the world’s first platform that converges the mobile phone and Internet to provide social networking and the latest phone applications all in one. It is a platform that amalgamates a number of different mobile and PC applications such as instant messaging, ringtones, games and celebrity news.

TheBongoVirus.com is not only about fun interactions, it also wants to make a positive difference in the world. By donating 5 percent of net profits annually, members can freely choose any charity or cause they feel passionate about.

Bongobarter, Bongosocial and Bongo People’s Front (BPF) actively promotes social networking through the website with forums and upcoming events. They are purely PC based and will provide users with a limitless amount of entertainment, and unite communities globally.

TheBongoVirus.com is the first of its kind and really is… technology with personality. Simply register via TheBongoVirus.com to download this unique portal. With this application, users will be able to store messages, downloaded games, music and obtain free gossip updates conveniently and without the need to go online.

For more information visit http://www.thebongovirus.com or http://www.bongoparis.com
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With Christmas coming up, now is the perfect time to add a Virtual Winter Christmas to your website. It doesn’t cost anything to set up, it is a simple process and best of all it does not mess with your 2D website.

We will show you how to add a virtual Christmas-Themed 3D destination to your website. Inside your virtual world, you will be able to invite website visitors to explore, chat and interact in 3D. Best of all, you can personally wish them all a Merry Christmas in real time with 3D avatar chat. It is fun, easy to implement and free. View the video to see what is possible.

To get started, download ExitReality at www.exitreality.com. It is a free, 4MB plug-in that enables 3D on your website.

To learn more about the 3D Internet, visit www.exitreality.com to learn what is possible on the 3D web. Once you have taken the simple first steps to viewing the 3D Internet, you can get started decorating your own website, by following these three easy steps:

Step 1: Create a 3D Winter Environment on your website Turn a standard 3D space into a snow-covered mountain side, complete with falling snow. It is simple and easy to implement. No coding, just drag and drop and will take moments.

Step 2: Customise Your Winter Christmas World using 3D Models Add 3D models such as snowmen, trees and presents to enhance your Christmas world. By moving, duplicating or even resizing 3D models, you can customise your 3D winter virtual world to suit your taste and style.

Step 3: Personalise with your own content and save Most importantly, you can add images and video to your virtual world! Create your own personalised Merry Christmas video or Christmas Card image and add it for great effect. Make sure you save your creation, ensuring your visitors will experience a winter’s Christmas at your 3D website!

Wish your friends and family a Merry Virtual Christmas by sending them a note to visit your website, tell them to click the ‘Launch in 3D’ button, then meet them at your very own Virtual Christmas Town. Have fun!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from ExitReality.

Adding a 3D Winter Christmas World to Your Website is part of a series of four published articles.
Overview | Step 1: Add Themes | Step 2: Add 3D Models | Step 3: Add Personalised Content

The first step to creating your own 3D Winter Christmas World at your website or social network page is easy. There are only three steps in the process. The first step is to place the Christmas environment on your 3D website or space.

If you haven’t read our Overview Article - Adding 3D Winter Christmas World to Your Website, we recommend that you read it first, before continuing.

To help you along, we have created a video to demonstrate how to add a Christmas environment to your website. Lets get started!

Changing the environment of a 3D world can greatly enhance the look and feel of your own virtual world. It is as simple as finding the right 3D theme from the ExitReality Search Engine, and dragging-and-dropping it into your world. The ‘Simple Mountain’ Theme will work perfectly here.

Since we are creating a Christmas Winter World, why not also add some falling snow? Search for our ‘Falling Snow’ snow globe in the ExitReality Search Engine and drag it into your scene for animated falling snow particles!

Now you have a virtual winter Christmas World at your website, the next step is to add and decorate your virtual world with 3D Christmas models.

To continue building your winter Christmas world, read the next article, where we will show you how to fill your virtual world with Christmas 3D models such as Snowmen and Christmas trees.

Add a 3D winter world to your website this Christmas. Download ExitReality free at www.exitreality.com

Adding a 3D Winter Christmas World to Your Website is part of a series of four published articles.
Overview | Step 1: Add Themes | Step 2: Add 3D Models | Step 3: Add Personalised Content

In this series of articles, we have demonstrated how to add a 3D winter environment to your website. Please click on the link if you have missed Step One.

It is time to start adding cool 3D models to your new virtual winter environment. Make it look like Christmas by adding 3D objects such as Snowmen, Christmas trees and Presents to add the feeling of Christmas to your virtual world.

You do not need to be an expert 3D modeller, simply search for 3D models using the ExitReality search engine and drag-and-drop them into your scene. The ExitReality Search Engine is part of the dashboard at the top of your screen when you are browsing in 3D.

The following video will show you just how easy it is to start adding 3d models to bring Christmas to your own virtual world.

Already your Christmas world is looking fun and inviting. But let’s make it special by adding our own personalised messages to it.

In our final article in this series, we will show you how to add personalised content such as photos and videos into your Virtual Christmas World!

Add a 3D winter world to your website this Christmas. Download ExitReality free at www.exitreality.com

Adding a 3D Winter Christmas World to Your Website is part of a series of four published articles.
Overview | Step 1: Add Themes | Step 2: Add 3D Models | Step 3: Add Personalised Content

In this series of articles on How to add a 3D Winter Christmas World to your website, we have demonstrated:

Step One - how to add a virtual winter environment to your website and,
Step Two - how to add 3D Christmas models to your virtual winter space,

In this third and final article we will show you how to add personalised content such as pictures and video to your 3D Christmas Virtual World.

The ExitReality Search Engine includes 3D picture frames to display images and TV’s to play videos from YouTube. Why not add a Christmas message to the picture frame and add a Christmas video to a 3D TV model? Follow the links below for detailed instructions on adding photos and video:

Add Images to a 3D Photo Frame
Add YouTube movies to your virtual world

Don’t know how to make your own images for a picture frame? You can create free images based on your own text by visiting a graphics generator website such as Cool Text: http://cooltext.com/

Images need to be hosted on the Internet in order for other people to see them. You can host your images for free at websites like Free Image Hosting: http://www.freeimagehosting.net/

Now that your Christmas world is complete, it is time to save it! Click the save button in the edit menu, and you will be given some HTML code to add to your 2D website. The HTML code is a button saying “Launch in 3D”. This button links directly to your 3D virtual world.

Once you have added the ‘Launch in 3D” button to your 2D website, any visitor can click the button and will be instantly taken to your 3D Christmas land.

Add a 3D winter world to your website this Christmas. Download ExitReality free at www.exitreality.com

Adding a 3D Winter Christmas World to Your Website is part of a series of four published articles.
Overview | Step 1: Add Themes | Step 2: Add 3D Models | Step 3: Add Personalised Content

32 million hours of video content from blinkx.com, the world’s largest video search engine, is now available in 3D. With ExitReality’s free Internet plug-in, you can visit the blinkx.com virtual world, search for video content that you love and chat with others in real time.

Finding video content in 3D is a snap at blinkx in 3D. It is just as easy to take an interactive video wall and place it into your apartment. Simply follow the video below to find out how:

Now your 3D space is enhanced with dynamic, searchable video, streamed directly from blinkx.

Invite your friends over to your virtual world and spoil them with your rich 3D videos. You 3D avatar guests have never had it so good!

Virtual reality is now available to everyone. Download ExitReality free at www.exitreality.com

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