No Second Life, Twinity Wins $6m For Real Worlds

Virtual worlds can be pretty dull when nothing you see there is recognizable as anything remotely real-world, which is perhaps why Twinity has such confident investors. The virtual world which re-creates the world’s cities for real-looking avatars to wander around, has closed another round of financing from existing investors to the tune of 4.5m Euros ($6.26 million).

Twinity’s owner Metaversum, which has taken a totally different tack to the likes of Second Life, won the backing from existing investors. In Twinity, members use real profiles and realistic-looking avatars. A virtual Berlin has won plaudits from users, while more cities are planned.