Benvenuti in Second Life Assisi

I don't often get "random" press releases and such - I enjoy when I do though, especially when it's something interesting.

Over on Starship Enterprisey Radio, Thomas and I just were talking about Virtual Köln and accessibility and one of the things we both agree on is that a book is sometimes not enough when you are wanting to see something or explore and area but often times many people are preventing from doing this in person for multiple reasons.

Second Life recently has seen an increase in these types of buildings, image a 3D history of an entire town, region or country - the thought alone sends my mind down 1000s of paths of possibilities.

The last I saw was Virtual Köln and the Dom, the next I am going to go visit is this one. 

Con il progetto Second Life Assisi nasce un nuovo modo di fare visite guidate sfruttando le nuove tecnologie date dall'evoluzione di Internet.
Tramite fedeli ricostruzioni degli ambienti, delle opere e delle atmosfere della Basilica di San Francesco, il visitatore può totalmente immergersi in uno dei luoghi più affascinanti dell'Umbria e dell'Italia stessa, impermeato di religione, storia e mistero.

 
La Basilica di San Francesco è da ammirare e scoprire in ogni suo più piccolo particolare, dagli stipiti alle mostre, dai pavimenti alle grandiose e irripetibili opere affrescate da Giotto, Cimabue e Lorenzetti.

L'attenzione per i dettagli e la fedeltà nella riproduzione, fa di questo progetto qualcosa di unico e prezioso.

Non rimane che entrare in Second Life e godere del fascino di questa città virtuale, in cui realtà e fantasia si fondono fino a dissolvere ogni linea di confine

Source: Benvenuti in Second Life Assisi

On 21st september at 6 p.m. italian time (9 a.m. pacific coast time, 12 p.m. east coast time, 5 p.m. London time) Assisi will open in Second Life (coordinates 1090,1200).

The project, built by Wedoit s.a.s. (Assisi) with the partnership of Metafuturing S.l. (Madrid) and Euromedia Italia (Terni), aims to provide a wonderful experience of the Saint Francis' Basilica in Assisi, one of the most famous religious sites in the world. 

I know there are few more cities in there like Copenhagen, which is on my travel list for this weekend.

I wonder if someone like TravelMuse or expacklyMondo will look "in world" as well as the real world?

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