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Streaming mobile games service provider Vollee will connect 3G phone handsets users to the 3D virtual world platform Second Life. 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, which was created by Linden Lab, is offering individuals the opportunity to jointly inhabit a 3D landscape and build the world around them. Today this virtual experience has a rapidly growing population of Residents from around the globe, who are creating and inhabiting a virtual world of their own design.

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 begin in May 2008. 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.

“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 interactive video streaming platform optimizes compression to minimize bandwidth requirements and also leverages the 3G mobile networks. The company offers video game, PC software publishers and mobile operators the opportunity to attract new gaming consumers. Vollee is funded by BlueRun Ventures and Benchmark Capital.

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