What happens to the vision of a connected Metaverse when virtual worlds disappear — and others return?
Julian Reyes and Chris Madsen take us through the evolution of the Virtual Worlds Museum™ Teleportal, tracing its journey across three virtual worlds.
ENGAGE, the first portal: The historical anchor of Teleportal, remaining part of its story even as the platform itself fades away Chris Madsen, who championed the portal from the beginning, shares his views on interoperability and why connecting worlds matters.
BurnerSphere, the second portal: Born out of the sunset of AltspaceVR, BurnerSphere was created by a community that chose to rebuild rather than disperse. Teleportal’s second gateway stands in Center Camp, behind the Playa Info booth.
Altspace, the newest portal: The story comes full circle. The revived AltspaceVR now hosts Teleportal’s newest gateway, and the session concludes with a live hop — a gateway standing in a world that returned.
“The platform changed. The gateway did not.” Worlds close. Portals remain.