The Virtual Lower East Side music scene…
…is kinda dead right now. (That’s me standing on an empty streetscape…though I guess it is around 9am local time…)
I’m walking around the recently launched virtual world, and there isn’t much happening. Actually, I’ve yet to meet a person. Or avatar. Or whatever.
The recently launched Virtual Lower East Side mini-metaverse focuses on music – artists can register their bands and users will be able to buy mp3’s in world (according to Mashable). And though niche virtual worlds (like Tyra Banks’ Virtual Studio, Sony’s Home, and etc.) will most probably have a rough go of it, it will be interesting to see if certain subcultures (like genre music scenes) will be able to offer fans the tools to create the kind of communities they want to.
UPDATE: Owned by Viacom! Fascinating!
