2009

2009 is the 14th year since Active Worlds came into existence (at first AlphaWorld prior to 1996).

Timeline

Early Timeline

2009 is part of a series.

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

February

• February 5
  • An Eclipse Evolution bot on global mode appears in Alphaworld.
    • Global Chat Channels become available; channels for #world, #swcity, and #builders.
    • Jump points become available.
    • Verbal commands such as '^coords' allow ease-of-use for Alphaworld users.
  • Tourist building is re-enabled in Alphaworld.

May

• May 30
  • SW City Interactive achieves 1000 registered users.

June

• Sevens and Hicks8 build the community of Greensville in the Outerlands territory of SW City. (This might have actually begun in July. Conjecture based upon the SW City History article in the SW City Encyclopedia.)

July

• July 11
  • Huntington City was founded by Citizens Arnold NYC, Dashie567 and Ali.
• July 29
  • AlexTheMartian begins his new development on Seawing Island in SW City's territory.

September

• September 8
  • Mark Randall adds a HUD Icon for easy access to Scarabian User Terminals through the global Eclipse Evolution Bot. Every user that is on the #swcity chat channel can see it.

October

• October 1
  • The Ultimate AW User Guide is first released to the public.

• October 21
  • The first SW City Interactive quest to use web interface commands is created in Ilexus Village in Estates District.

November

• November 14
  • 2009 Cy Awards took place at 10pm VRT. Over 100 users were in attendance, and the ceremonies were hosted by Lady Teal.
    • Spirit Awards
      • Talisan
      • Kenny McC
      • Bach Zhaa
    • Lifetime Achievement Awards
      • SW Chris
      • Strike Rapier (Mark Randall)
      • Garnet

Sources

• Mauz's Active Worlds History Page
• SW City Encyclopedia: SW City History