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Drill8Bit: /* Current Team */

2024-01-10T11:13:50Z

Current Team

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	Engineering: [http://whirled.club/#people-2 Vox]		Engineering: [http://whirled.club/#people-2 Vox]

	~~Art: [http://whirled.club/#people-1 Drill8Bit]~~

	Customer Support Operatives: [[Agent]]s		Customer Support Operatives: [[Agent]]s

Drill8Bit: /* Roll-out Plans */

2018-09-05T21:01:13Z

Roll-out Plans

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	* On October 15, 2008 Bars (cash currency) and Bling were added.		* On October 15, 2008 Bars (cash currency) and Bling were added.
	* On July 2, 2009 [[Club Whirled]] subscriptions were added.		* On July 2, 2009 [[Club Whirled]] subscriptions were added.
	* Official 'Launch' ~~will~~ take place when we feel like the Whirled, the economic model, and notably the creator APIs are fairly stable.		* On April 8, 2017 Whirled dissolved
			* On August 31, 2018 Whirled Club entered private beta with an invite only audience
			* On September 5, 2018 Bars (cash currency) and Bling were added.
			* Official 'Launch' to the public take place when we feel like the Whirled, the economic model, and notably the creator APIs are fairly stable.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Drill8Bit: /* Technical Specs for Whirled */

2018-09-05T20:57:09Z

Technical Specs for Whirled

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	* Built in Flash 9 and Ajax, using Google's web toolkit (GWT), Whirled runs entirely in the web-browser and has no download and install requirements.		* Built in Flash 9 and Ajax, using Google's web toolkit (GWT), Whirled runs entirely in the web-browser and has no download and install requirements.
	* ''Whirled'' has been tested to run on Windows, Mac OSX and Linux on IE7, Firefox 2 & 3, and Safari. It runs best on [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html Firefox 3 (beta)]. Browsers must have Flash Player installed and [[JavaScript]] enabled.		* ''Whirled'' has been tested to run on Windows, Mac OSX and Linux on IE7, Firefox 2 & 3, and Safari. It runs best on [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html Firefox 3 (beta)]. Browsers must have Flash Player installed and [[JavaScript]] enabled.
	* ''Whirled'' ~~extends~~ Three Rings' proven server-side architecture used for [[Puzzle Pirates]] and [[Bang! Howdy]].		* ''Whirled'' extended Three Rings' proven server-side architecture used for [[Puzzle Pirates]] and [[Bang! Howdy]].

	== Roll-out Plans ==		== Roll-out Plans ==

Drill8Bit: /* Current Team */

2018-09-05T20:55:23Z

Current Team

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	Engineering: [http://whirled.club/#people-2 Vox]		Engineering: [http://whirled.club/#people-2 Vox]

	Art: [http://whirled.club/#people-1 Drill8Bit]		Art: [http://whirled.club/#people-1 Drill8Bit]

Drill8Bit: /* =Current Team */

2018-09-05T20:48:18Z

=Current Team

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	{{clear}}		{{clear}}

	===Current Team==		===Current Team===

	Engineering: [http://whirled.club/#people-2 Vox]		Engineering: [http://whirled.club/#people-2 Vox]
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	Customer Support Operatives: [[Agent]]s		Customer Support Operatives: [[Agent]]s



	== What is Whirled? ==		== What is Whirled? ==

Drill8Bit at 20:48, 5 September 2018

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	== Whirled Information ==		== Whirled Information ==
	~~[[Image:Whirled logo.png\|left\|300px]]Copyright &copy; 2007 - 2010 [http://www.threerings.net Three Rings Design, Inc.]~~

	===Team===		===Original Team===
	Engineering: Michael Bayne, Ray Greenwell, Par Winzell, Nathan Curtis, Robert Zubek, Mark Johnson, Tim Conkling, Andrzej Kapolka, Robin Barooah, Jamie Doornbos, Sarah Collins, Matthew Jensen, Kyle Sampson, Bruno Garcia, Mike Thomas, David Hoover		Engineering: Michael Bayne, Ray Greenwell, Par Winzell, Nathan Curtis, Robert Zubek, Mark Johnson, Tim Conkling, Andrzej Kapolka, Robin Barooah, Jamie Doornbos, Sarah Collins, Matthew Jensen, Kyle Sampson, Bruno Garcia, Mike Thomas, David Hoover

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	Infrastructure Engineering: Landon Fuller, Jonathan Le Plastrier, Jayme Cox, Nick Barkas		Infrastructure Engineering: Landon Fuller, Jonathan Le Plastrier, Jayme Cox, Nick Barkas

			Hand-waving: Daniel James
			{{clear}}

			===Current Team==

			Engineering: [http://whirled.club/#people-2 Vox]
			Art: [http://whirled.club/#people-1 Drill8Bit]

	Customer Support Operatives: [[Agent]]s		Customer Support Operatives: [[Agent]]s

	~~Hand-waving: Daniel James~~
	~~{{clear}}~~

	== What is Whirled? ==		== What is Whirled? ==

Drill8Bit at 20:46, 5 September 2018

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	:''If you're looking for themed Whirleds that are associated with groups, go to [[Whirled (themed)]].''		:''If you're looking for themed Whirleds that are associated with groups, go to [[Whirled (themed)]].''

	'''Whirled''' is a web-based virtual world for player-created [[avatar]]s, [[room]]s, [[games]] and other stuff. It was a project of [[Three Rings]] ~~taken over~~ by Whirled Club.		'''Whirled''' is a web-based virtual world for player-created [[avatar]]s, [[room]]s, [[games]] and other stuff. It was a project of [[Three Rings]] and has now been undertaken by Whirled Club.

	You can also check out [[Whirled in the news\|news coverage of Whirled]].		You can also check out [[Whirled in the news\|news coverage of Whirled]].

Drill8Bit at 19:51, 5 September 2018

2018-09-05T19:51:17Z

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	:''If you're looking for themed Whirleds that are associated with groups, go to [[Whirled (themed)]].''		:''If you're looking for themed Whirleds that are associated with groups, go to [[Whirled (themed)]].''

	'''Whirled''' is a web-based virtual world for player-created [[avatar]]s, [[room]]s, [[games]] and other stuff. It is a project of [[Three Rings]].		'''Whirled''' is a web-based virtual world for player-created [[avatar]]s, [[room]]s, [[games]] and other stuff. It was a project of [[Three Rings]] taken over by Whirled Club.

	You can also check out [[Whirled in the news\|news coverage of Whirled]].		You can also check out [[Whirled in the news\|news coverage of Whirled]].

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:''If you're looking for themed Whirleds that are associated with groups, go to [[Whirled (themed)]].''

'''Whirled''' is a web-based virtual world for player-created [[avatar]]s, [[room]]s, [[games]] and other stuff. It is a project of [[Three Rings]].

You can also check out [[Whirled in the news|news coverage of Whirled]].

== Whirled Information ==
[[Image:Whirled logo.png|left|300px]]Copyright &copy; 2007 - 2010 [http://www.threerings.net Three Rings Design, Inc.]

===Team===
Engineering: Michael Bayne, Ray Greenwell, Par Winzell, Nathan Curtis, Robert Zubek, Mark Johnson, Tim Conkling, Andrzej Kapolka, Robin Barooah, Jamie Doornbos, Sarah Collins, Matthew Jensen, Kyle Sampson, Bruno Garcia, Mike Thomas, David Hoover

Art: Jon Demos, Brittney Lee, Bill Robinson, Rick Keagy, Ian McConville, Nick Popovich, Kate Lui, Sean Keeton

Infrastructure Engineering: Landon Fuller, Jonathan Le Plastrier, Jayme Cox, Nick Barkas

Customer Support Operatives: [[Agent]]s

Hand-waving: Daniel James
{{clear}}

== What is Whirled? ==
* Whirled is a web-based social network combined with a virtual world, in which you, the player, can contribute and sell new avatars, room backdrops, music, pets and games.
* Each player has a room of their own to decorate and hang out chatting with friends. You can build out additional rooms. Most web content can be embedded in your room, including video and music.
* [[Group]]s allow collaboration with other players around shared interests, with shared group rooms, and built-in Discussion forums.
* Any player can easily [[upload]] and begin playing with avatars, furniture, games, music and more.
* Creators can [[list|post]] their offerings to the Shop where they are [[rating|rated]], [[tag|tagged]], and offered for sale to the global ''Whirled'' audience.

== What is the Whirled business model ==
* ''Whirled'' is free to play. Content will be purchased with a mix of the two in-game currencies, [[currency#Coins|coins]] and [[currency#Bars|bars]].
* When a creator lists an item in the [[Shop]] for bars, the hard currency, they will receive their profit in [[currency#Bling|bling]], which can be cashed out for U.S. dollars.

== Technical Specs for Whirled ==
* Built in Flash 9 and Ajax, using Google's web toolkit (GWT), Whirled runs entirely in the web-browser and has no download and install requirements.
* ''Whirled'' has been tested to run on Windows, Mac OSX and Linux on IE7, Firefox 2 & 3, and Safari. It runs best on [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html Firefox 3 (beta)]. Browsers must have Flash Player installed and [[JavaScript]] enabled.
* ''Whirled'' extends Three Rings' proven server-side architecture used for [[Puzzle Pirates]] and [[Bang! Howdy]].

== Roll-out Plans ==
* On March 25, 2008 Whirled entered public beta after just over a year of Alpha testing on [[First Whirled]] with an invite-only audience.
* On October 15, 2008 Bars (cash currency) and Bling were added.
* On July 2, 2009 [[Club Whirled]] subscriptions were added.
* Official 'Launch' will take place when we feel like the Whirled, the economic model, and notably the creator APIs are fairly stable.

== See also ==
*[[Whirled in the news]]
*[[Whirled fan page]] (Facebook)
*[[Whirled Games]] (Facebook)
*[http://twitter.com/whirled Whirled on Twitter]
*[http://www.myspace.com/whirled3rings Whirled on MySpace]

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