The following site updates were made in 2004:
12/24/04 - New world added: Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates
12/1/04 - Instead of featuring a World of the Month this month, VWR is featuring Child's Play Charity, founded by Penny Arcade to benefit children's hospitals around the USA. You can select a hospital from the map on their site, view the hospital's wish list of toys on Amazon, and have the toys sent directly to your hospital of choice. It's easy, fun, and definitely a worthy cause!
11/1/04 - Listed Dubit as November's World of the Month
10/28/04 - Posted position paper Moving Beyond the Game: Social Virtual Worlds written for the State of Play 2 conference.
10/1/04 - Listed Cybertown as October's World of the Month
9/7/04 - Newsflash American Habbo fans, it's the moment you've been waiting for! The U.S. version of Habbo Hotel has launched. The Habbo Hotel info page has been updated.
9/4/04 - Listed Coke Studios as September's World of the Month
8/15/04 - New world added: Dubit
8/1/04 - Updated the review page for Coke Studios (aka Coke Music) and listed Traveler as August's World of the Month.
7/1/04 - Listed Playdo as July's World of the Month.
6/27/04 - New world added: Virtual Ibiza
6/16/04 - Habbo Hotel update: The Canadian version of Habbo Hotel has launched.
6/15/04 - Adobe Atmosphere entry updated and new Atmosphere screen shot gallery added.
6/14/04 - New world added: Playdo
6/1/04 - Added screenshots for Second Life's Avalon Island & listed Muse as June's World of the Month.
5/16/04 - Added a screenshot gallery for Coke Music. Also, the home page has been subtly redesigned for optimal usability.
5/8/04 - Site-wide link updates for all review pages. Know of a great fan site, recent news article, or generally helpful newbie-friendly site related to one of the vw's reviewed here? Send it in!
5/1/04 - Listed Adobe Atmosphere as May's World of the Month.
4/25/04 - Added new paper: "These Bodies are FREE, so get one NOW!": Advertising and Branding in Virtual Worlds
4/2/04 - Added screenshot galleries for VZones and The Sims Online.
4/1/04 - Listed Moove Online as April's World of the Month.
3/31/04 - Added screenshots of the debut of iVillage island in There.
3/14/04 - Updated the photo galleries for Second Life and There.
3/7/04 - Updated Habbo Hotel's info page with news of Habbo's worldwide expansion into 15 new countries.
3/1/04 - Listed The Manor as March's World of the Month.
2/16/04 - Updated Second Life pricing info and added new images to the Second Life Screenshot Gallery. Added a Habbo Hotel Screenshot Gallery.
1/31/04 - Listed Mokitown as February's World of the Month.
1/5/04 - Added review pages for The Manor, Mokitown, TowerChat and Voodoo Chat
1/1/04 - Listed Habbo Hotel as World of the Month for January 2004 and added a new screen shot gallery for There.
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