Virtual world behemoth, 22nd Lives moves into real world construction industry.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – July 23, 2008 UTC – Amidst rampant media speculation, 22 Lives Inc. today announced it is to release 22L World Construction Set – a free domestic home construction software tool to the US construction industry.
“22L World Construction Set is the first Virtual World application tool to successfully migrate from the PC to the building site,” according to 22L’s CEO Imayda Paquett. “No longer do construction firms have to work with raw materials like bricks, cement, concrete and wood to build high quality domestic dwellings, retail or industrial buildings. Now all you need to do is create a few primitives, some single-pass texture maps, set a few materials properties and hey presto…your new family home is published.”
The inspiration for 22L World Construction Set came from a 22L user complaining about the poor quality of existing real world construction services, recalled Paquett. “She vexed about having to hire an architect, builder, plaster, painter, plumber and roofing contractor who then took months to build her 3 bed 2.5 bathroom family home,” Paquett said.
“It’s sooooo expensive, involves a lot of messy things and takes, like, way too long to complete. So she asked, ‘How come I can build my own 27-story, solid platinum mega palace in the virtual world in a few hours so easily but cannot do it in the real world?’”
The idea that there could be a better way to handle real-world construction projects caught the attention of a 22L engineers who thought it might be a good “3 percent time” project. (22L requires engineers to spend an hour a week on projects that interest them, unrelated to their day jobs). Millions of M&Ms later, 22L World Construction Set was born.
Added Paquett, “22L World Construction Set solves all of your construction needs. It’s fast and easy and only costs US$12.75 a month. And you can move your home anywhere anytime. You will love it!”
Search: Built on 22L search technology, 22L World Construction Set enables people to quickly search for available building plot across the USA and Belgium. Using keywords or advanced search features, 22L World Construction Set users can find a suitable building plot, when they need it.
Storage: 22L believes people should be able to hold onto their homes forever. That’s why 22L World Construction Set comes with 1,000,000,000,027 gigabytes of storage.
Speed: 22L World Construction Set makes constructing your family dwelling much faster and cost-effectively by eliminating the need to use raw materials, and by automatically organizing individual family homes into meaningful “portfolios”.
Best of, said Paquett, “Your homes are now completely editable. Don’t like that navy grey kitchen cabinet set? Sick of that lurid pink bathroom suite? Simply hit the edit button and get changing….although to ensure the safety of your spouse and children please do remember to add them to whatever version control software you have running”.
About Twenty Second Lives (22L) Inc.
22L Inc’s innovative virtual worlds technologies allow millions of people around the world to create virtual buildings every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Grin and Smil E. Grin, 22L today is a top web 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 property in all major global markets. 22L’s global domination program, which is the largest and fastest growing in the industry, provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. 22L is headquartered in Sucalong Valley with offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit the internet.
