Acmipark Going Permanently Offline in July

Thanks to Lorien for posting this in the forum...

In case anyone hasn't seen acmipark and would like to you will have to head to acmi soon. I don't have an exact shutdown date, and will post it here when I get it.

It's going offline due to compatibility issues with new hardware, selecparks members now being spread all over the world, and (I gather) rather steep Renderware license costs for a non commercial project put on public display...

So what is acmipark?

acmipark is a virtual environment that contains a replication of the real world architecture of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne Australia. acmipark extends the real world architecture of Federation Square into a fantastic abstraction. Subterranean virtual caves hang below the surface, and a natural landscape replaces the Central Business District in which ACMI actually resides.

It was inspired by the capacity of massive multiplayer online games such as Anarchy Online to create both a sense of place and a sense of community. It is the first multiplayer, site-specific games-based intervention into public space.

If you're in Melbourne and would like to check out acmipark before it goes away, click on the following link to find out more!