3D Homepage

This page reflects Historical Content.

3D Homepages were an entry-level type of world offered by AWI. Introduced in September 2001 alongside 30-day citizenship trials, it allowed citizens their own small world with a pre-built template without having to learn to build, manage world settings or hosting.

Layout

3D home pages were offered via a now defunct web page where the user simply picked a name, a theme and its color scheme (if applicable). The world would automatically be created from a template world and hosted on AWI's servers. At the time, names were limited to 8 characters and could not begin with "AW".

Art and interactivity

All themes were created with objects and textures of a specific art style, notably of higher quality than that of AWI worlds such as Alphaworld and Yellow at the time. Homepages offered a detailed mix of both outdoor and indoor environments. Each theme also featured a liberal use of sound and interactivity, where objects such as boxes, water or pianos could be clicked to produce sound. Doors to certain areas could also be opened by activate or invisible bump triggers.

Objects with an off-center axis were used with rotate and move commands to make homepages look alive by emulating circling birds, swirling trash and falling leaves, for example. Objects also made extensive use of masked faux-shadows.

Control panel

Each theme would feature a "control panel" wherein users could:

Teleport to AWGate
Change the world to another theme
Purchase another 3D homepage
Enable build, as it was disabled by default for simplicity
Email the owner of the 3D homepage
Spawn an object with a web interface

Images and text

Much like a 2D HTML-based web page, 3D homepages allowed easy placement of text and images in prominent locations. Each theme contained sign and picture objects placed in certain locations, with a placeholder. When clicked, a web form allowed the owner to change the content without having to learn the syntax of the appropriate scripting command.

Avatars

Each theme contained a number of photo-realistic (or toony, in the case of the Toon theme) avatars to choose from. Each one was crafted specifically to that theme and included the two tourist choices.

Pricing

3D homepages were available in three pricing configurations. All included 24 hour hosting and a provided object path. Discounts of 3% and 6% were applied when paid for 6 months and 12 months, respectively. An additional $2 per month could be charged to allow tourist access.

3DH-5 - 5 ^Users 5 ^N,W,S,E - Free for 30 days (see below)
3DH-7 - 8 ^Users 7 ^N,W,S,E - $6.99 per month
3DH-10 - 12 ^Users 10 ^N,W,S,E - $9.95 per month

Trials

Each citizen was allowed a single 30 day trial period of a 3D homepage, with a 3DH-5 configuration and any theme allowed. The world could be renewed any time during the trial. The trial process went down with 3D homepages. Although they were re-opened in September 23rd, 2009, it has since been defunct.

Themes

Various themes were available to choose from. Most of their art content was publicly made available on the Megapath object path.

Name	Description	Styles
DirtCity	An emulation of scenes from The Matrix film, it is a derelict street with litter swirling around. Various interiors correspond to scenes in the film with an interactive red and blue pill. Art assets not available in the MegaPath object path.	N/A
Atlantis	Underwater version of the Roman theme. Features a plaza partly buried in mounds and coral and an endless expanse of tall seagrass.	Green Deep Blue Golden Deep Green Stormy
Business	An indoor office environment with various rooms where images and documents could be put up.	Blue Brown Grey Red
Fantasy	Features a barn and a large house with old English fantasy style decor, such as swords and scrolls.	White Wood Stone Slate
Contemporary	A typical American suburb featuring six houses with large gardens and a street. One house has a complete furnished interior.	Beige Brick Stone White
Western	A wild west town featuring a bar, a jail and various shops.	Brown Painted Stucco White
Roman	A large roman style plaza with a large decorated house.	White Blue Pink Yellow
Nature	Outdoor environment with detailed hill pieces, tents and unfurnished cabins.	Spring Fall Summer Winter
Gallery	Indoor fancy gallery setting, designed to show off large images.	Blue Brown Green Pink
Sci-Fi	Science fiction environment with platforms and tubes between giant buildings and hover cabs flying by.	Blue Dark Gold Red
Egyptian	A small Egyptian walled village featuring shops and a giant pyramid with tunnels and a tomb.	Sandstone Bloodstone Golden Limestone
Toon	A cartoon styled town featuring a mis-proportioned house and a skate park.	Yellow Blue Gingerbread Black & White
Auditorium	Indoor auditorium layout with a large screen and static audience members. Used for demonstrations and presentations.	N/A
Classroom	Small indoor classroom setting with chairs, static audience members and a speaking podium. Used for classes.	N/A