2011

2011 is the 16th year since Active Worlds came into existence (at first AlphaWorld prior to 1996).

Major Events

Community Events

• 2011 Cy Awards
• Flagg leaves AWI.
• Airpark Grand Opening

Competitions

• Extreme Builders Talent Show IV
• Infernal Machines and Diabolical Traps Building Contest
• Great Contraption Contest in Yellow World

Browser Updates

Active Worlds Version 5.1

• Physics simulation implementation.
  • New building trigger: collide
  • New building commands: addforce, addtorque, collider, colltag, hinge, ballsocket
• Extended Presentation features, including PPT processing and server stored presentations.

Active Worlds Version 5.2

• GUI redesigned, now featuring HUDs
• Faster Engine
• Advanced Graphics Settings

Timeline

Early Timeline

2011 is part of a series.

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January

• January 25
  • AD&DRPG is restored to working operation. Development on the world resumes later through the year.

February

• February 2
  • AWBuilder, an AW-related blog, is created.
• February 15
  • Sedan celebrated its fifth anniversary since its foundation in 2006 and the first to be celebrated since the world's first opening in November 2010.

March

• An original Active Worlds citizen, Mauz, passed away on March 16, 2011.

April

• AWTours world experiences an intense period of new development thanks to the efforts of a team of citizens led by Urbane Chaos. Discussion of the future of tours and events in AW occurs at the Active Worlds Town Hall meetings and forums.
• Mauz's passing is first announced to the ActiveWorlds community in the AW forums. Plans are announced to memorialize her website.

May

• May 9
  • The Alphaworld AWG Yard is created after some initial discussion on the AW forums. After the concept took off, a second yard was built in AWTeen.

June

• A week of festivities occur in relation to AW's 16th Birthday.

• June 1

• • Official recognition of the Commons of UNESPA, an inter-administrative union formed by the Treaty of Panala signed by the cities of Neophyx, Sedan and Panala to unify a total of seven administered entities identified as Commons.

• • The Great Contraption Contest begins in Yellow - 1811.12s 1768.36e 0.5a 88

• June 25
  • Active Worlds 16th Birthday - The festivities begin with the second annual Community Photograph, taken in AWGate. Over 100 users showed up to be included in the photo.

• June 26
  • Active Worlds 16th Birthday - The birthday party continues with a celebration in AWMix07 world.

• June 27
  • Active Worlds 16th Birthday - The birthday party continues with a celebration in Winter world.

• June 28
  • Active Worlds 16th Birthday - The birthday party comes to an end with a parade in the AWTeen city of Cypress Hollow.

• June 30
  • WTV opened in WolfW1 world.

July

• July 6
  • V4 Rights are activated for all users in Alphaworld following a disruption of service to the V4 Bot on Pamozo Island.

• July 31
  • The Great Contraption Contest ends.

December

• December 6
  • Active Worlds Version 5.2 is released.

New Communities and Worlds

• WTV in WolfW1 world, later AWTeen

Notable Locations

• Alphaworld AWG Yard - AW 7945S 1513E 0A 0
  • A resource yard founded by Bach Zhaa to host simple AWGs that builders can download and share.
• Legacy Bridge - awteen 2565.5S 1387.75E -0.2A 90
  • A bridge built by Hyper Anthony in AWTeen to demonstrate the new shear building command.