Comments on: Conduit Labs Closes $5.5 Million Series A Funding http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/ Startup and Technology News Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:52:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: August 22, 2007 | next media update http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1696948 August 22, 2007 | next media update Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:24:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1696948 [...] Boston-Based Conduit Labs Closes $5.5 Million Series A Funding TECHCRUNCH Conduit Labs , a yet-to-launch gaming virtual world, just closed a $5.5 million series A round with Charles River Ventures and Prism Venture Works. In addition to the financing, CRV’s Susan Wu and Prism’s Will Kohler have joined the company’s Board of Directors. The details on the site are in flux and scarce. However, the service will be in the emerging space of “immersive online gaming meets social networking”. Their vision is to combine the best of social networking and online virtual world gaming, which Co-founder Nabeel Hyatt loosely termed as “Facebook meets World of Warcraft”. They don’t want to recreate a social network online, but rather marry existing networks (even perhaps Last.FM) with a 3D gaming experience. In the real world you can call up some friends and play a simple game of basketball. Conduit wants you to enable you to do the same thing easily online. Source> [...] [...] Boston-Based Conduit Labs Closes $5.5 Million Series A Funding TECHCRUNCH Conduit Labs , a yet-to-launch gaming virtual world, just closed a $5.5 million series A round with Charles River Ventures and Prism Venture Works. In addition to the financing, CRV’s Susan Wu and Prism’s Will Kohler have joined the company’s Board of Directors. The details on the site are in flux and scarce. However, the service will be in the emerging space of “immersive online gaming meets social networking”. Their vision is to combine the best of social networking and online virtual world gaming, which Co-founder Nabeel Hyatt loosely termed as “Facebook meets World of Warcraft”. They don’t want to recreate a social network online, but rather marry existing networks (even perhaps Last.FM) with a 3D gaming experience. In the real world you can call up some friends and play a simple game of basketball. Conduit wants you to enable you to do the same thing easily online. Source> [...]

]]> By: Bruno http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1593121 Bruno Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:18:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1593121 Find the video interview of Conduit Labs CEO and Co-Founder: Nabeel Hyatt http://us.intruders.tv/index.php?action=article&id_article=658186&preview=1 Find the video interview of Conduit Labs CEO and Co-Founder: Nabeel Hyatt

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]]> By: nabeel hyatt http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1584916 nabeel hyatt Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:00:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1584916 Just to be clear to everyone, Conduit's fundamental innovation is around interaction, not around display technology. To put it simply, the reason I am excited about this company, and the VCs were, was because of the fun - not because of some amazing actionscript code. I actually don't think I have said to any press person the words "3D" - not because what we are doing is not 3D - but because I don't think dimensionality is the key to having an interesting, fun, immersive experience online. I hope think we all learned that from VRML. - Nabeel PS- I love that Bart spams every single player in this space who gets a press mention so that he can mention Faketown. Keep pluggin Brad. Just to be clear to everyone, Conduit’s fundamental innovation is around interaction, not around display technology.

To put it simply, the reason I am excited about this company, and the VCs were, was because of the fun - not because of some amazing actionscript code.

I actually don’t think I have said to any press person the words “3D” - not because what we are doing is not 3D - but because I don’t think dimensionality is the key to having an interesting, fun, immersive experience online.

I hope think we all learned that from VRML.

- Nabeel

PS- I love that Bart spams every single player in this space who gets a press mention so that he can mention Faketown. Keep pluggin Brad.

]]> By: Bart http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1571877 Bart Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:31:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1571877 Sounds a lot like Faketown.com. And per the comments above, flash does not support true 3D though it can be faked using pre-rendered graphics (heavy file size). There have been some experiments in simulating 3D via ActionScript but the results are mostly primitive. Then again, with $5.5 million Faketown could probably find a way to port over to make flash render 3D too! Sounds a lot like Faketown.com. And per the comments above, flash does not support true 3D though it can be faked using pre-rendered graphics (heavy file size). There have been some experiments in simulating 3D via ActionScript but the results are mostly primitive.

Then again, with $5.5 million Faketown could probably find a way to port over to make flash render 3D too!

]]> By: Douglass Turner http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1568736 Douglass Turner Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:58:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1568736 Um, Given that has never and still does not support 3D (in geek: there is no concept of "z" depth, perspectve, etc.) I don't see how this can legitimately be announced as a 3D virtual environment. Could someone please clarify. Cheers, Doug Um,

Given that has never and still does not support 3D (in geek: there is no concept of “z” depth, perspectve, etc.) I don’t see how this can legitimately be announced as a 3D virtual environment.

Could someone please clarify.

Cheers,
Doug

]]> By: TechYob http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1568178 TechYob Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:53:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1568178 Checkout vastpark. Open virtual worlds are already here. Checkout vastpark. Open virtual worlds are already here.

]]> By: Derek Johnson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1567994 Derek Johnson Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:14:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1567994 I'm skeptical that they will launch a fully immersive and interactive 3D experience using Flash. Maybe 2.5D but not 3D. Let's wait and see. I’m skeptical that they will launch a fully immersive and interactive 3D experience using Flash. Maybe 2.5D but not 3D. Let’s wait and see.

]]> By: Raph’s Website » Conduit lands funding http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1567319 Raph’s Website » Conduit lands funding Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:00:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1567319 [...] The Conduit Labs Blog has an informal take on how the company got going, and there’s coverage at 3pointD, at Read/Write Web, and of course at TechCrunch. [...] [...] The Conduit Labs Blog has an informal take on how the company got going, and there’s coverage at 3pointD, at Read/Write Web, and of course at TechCrunch. [...]

]]> By: Slappenstance http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1567304 Slappenstance Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:34:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1567304 Its impossible to do much with flash in 3d without hardware support. I'm skeptical, since with flash you can only do 3d using software. I'll wait for the actual product. There is no way u can have large open worlds in 3d using flash without huge load times. Maybe cool mini games at most. Its impossible to do much with flash in 3d without hardware support. I’m skeptical, since with flash you can only do 3d using software. I’ll wait for the actual product. There is no way u can have large open worlds in 3d using flash without huge load times. Maybe cool mini games at most.

]]> By: Digital Lifescapes http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1567264 Digital Lifescapes Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:02:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1567264 "immersive online gaming meets social networking" Sounds similar to the online gaming experience that's common in South Korea “immersive online gaming meets social networking”

Sounds similar to the online gaming experience that’s common in South Korea

]]> By: Jason Vu http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1567255 Jason Vu Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:47:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/conduit-labs-closes-55-million-series-a-funding/#comment-1567255 A new wave of flash based virtual networks/social networks after myminilife and myabodo is coming. A new wave of flash based virtual networks/social networks after myminilife and myabodo is coming.

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