The hypergrid is getting friendlier

Hypergrid inventor and UC Irvine professorÂ Crista Lopes — also known asÂ Â “Diva Canto” — has added a feature to OpenSim where you can invite someone to be your friend even if they’re not on your grid. In fact, they don’t even have to be logged on — they’ll get the invite next time they’re in-world.

So, for example, you can search for me using my full avatar name — Maria.Korolov@hg.hyperica.com:8022 — and invite me to be your friend. Well, if you’re running the latest, cutting-edge, experimental release of OpenSim.

HEG Mar 22 2012 2_001 — Some of my hypergrid friends at a meeting last week of the Hypergrid Entrepreneurs Group. Next meeting is Thursday, March 29 at 4 p.m. SLT -- 7 p.m. eastern.

The functionality has so far been tested only on standalones — also known as mini-grids — said OpenSim core developer Justin Clark-Casey in an update this week.

But keep an eye for the fully-tested and debugged feature in the next official stable release of OpenSim.

With hypergrid landmarks and messaging, the metaverse is quickly becoming a very accessible, social place, with barriers to cross-grid interactions quickly breaking down.

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Hypergrid Business editor and publisher Maria Korolov is a science fiction novelist. During the day, Maria Korolov is an award-winning freelance technology journalist who covers artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and enterprise virtual reality. See her Amazon author page here and follow her on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn, and check out her latest videos on the Maria Korolov YouTube channel. Email her at maria@hypergridbusiness.com. Her first virtual world novella, Krim Times, made the Amazon best-seller list in its category. Her second novella, The Lost King of Krim, is out now. She is also the publisher of MetaStellar, a new online magazine of speculative fiction.