Vollee Brings ‘Second Life’ to Mobile

The Second Life® experience is coming to
mobile. The 3D virtual world platform, created by Linden Lab®
will soon be available on 3G handsets via Vollee’s
streaming mobile games service. Beta trials for Vollee’s
new mobile offering for the Second Life Grid platform (an
inter-connected platform which extends beyond the mainland of Second
Life itself) will be open to those who pre-register by visiting www.vollee.com/secondlife.

Vollee’s Second Life mobile service will
enable access to the virtual world of Second Life for Residents to
explore, interact and communicate on-line. The Second Life mobile
experience reformats the online world to fit on mobile phone screens
while mapping the keys on handsets to commands in-world. Existing
Residents can simply log-in and people new to Second Life can also try
out the online world for the first time through the mobile service. With
a simple download to their 3G mobile handset, anyone can enjoy their
online Second Life session while on the move.

“What we have developed is a service which,
for the first time, allows you to access a rich persistent virtual 3D
world the way it is supposed to be experienced on your phone,”
said Martin Dunsby, CEO, Vollee. “This is a
true ‘before and after moment’
in which mobile is living up to its potential in serving as an always
on, connected platform.”

“For Linden Lab, this represents an intuitive
way to extend the reach and accessibility of the Second Life Grid
platform,” said Chris Mahoney, Business
Development Manager, Linden Lab. “This is a
great way for Second Life Residents to stay connected to their friends,
business and experiences in-world, wherever they are.”

Vollee’s proprietary solution is the only one
on the market that can stream any high-end PC title to mobile, including
popular massively multiplayer online role playing games. The company’s
technology takes into account the screen size, the key layout and makes
sure all the fun of playing the original game remains. Vollee's
interactive video streaming platform optimizes compression to minimize
bandwidth requirements and also leverages the 3G mobile networks in such
a way that gamers can not only navigate virtual worlds but also play
fast paced, high quality video games previously impossible on mobile. A
single software download to a 3G handset provides access to Vollee
streamed titles, enabling gamers to find and play mobile games more
easily than ever.

Vollee’s Second Life mobile beta trials will
begin in May 2008, but fans can pre-register beginning today by visiting www.vollee.com/secondlife.
More information about the Second Life Grid is available at http://secondlifegrid.net.