Starbright World

Starbright Foundation, 1997
Source: Starbright Foundation, 1997

Tamiko Thiel

Starbright World , –
Co-workers & Funding
Worlds, Inc., 1994-1997. Creative Director and Producer: Tamiko Thiel. Executive Producer: David Marvit. Program Manager: Kevin Ugarte. Artists: Parker Moore: Art Direction and World Design, Mike Sivak: Avatar Design and User Interface, Wolf Schmidt: Sound Design. Programmers: Keith Rosema: Lead Programmer (Phase 1) and Client Design, Ed Nanale: Lead Programmer (Phase 2), Michael Spencer. Network implementation and support: Manager: Kevin Ugarte, Susan Prosser, John Reeve
http://www.tamikothiel.com/starbright/
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Documents
  • Starbright Foundation, 1997
    Starbright World - The Oasis
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  • Starbright Foundation, 1997
    Starbright World - The Pond
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  • Starbright Foundation, 1997
    Starbright World - BYOZ (Build Your Own Zone)
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  • Starbright Foundation, 1997
    Starbright World - BYOZ racetrack
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  • Starbright Foundation, 1997
    Starbright World - Cave
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  • Starbright Foundation, 1997
    Starbright World - Cave
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  • Starbright Foundation, 1997
    Starbright World - Sky World
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  • Starbright Foundation, 1997
    Starbright World - Game World
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Description
Starbright World was a pioneering online multi-user 3-D virtual world in which seriously ill children in hospitals across the United States could meet via a network to play with each other as avatars, build a part of the world themselves, discuss their concerns via text chat, audio or video conferencing, and forget the boredom and pain of hospital routine. Commissioned by the Starbright Foundation, Tamiko Thiel's team worked with Starbright chairman, filmmaker Steven Spielberg, to develop the virtual world in close collaboration.
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Technology & Material
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Windows PC
Software
Worlds, Inc. and Active Worlds proprietary interactive online multi-user 3D virtual world software
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