Wow what a week. and the greatest thing to top it off has been watching the excitement and buzz around a local New Zealand Flex development firms new product.

Outsmart have done it again. The crew there have been busy with their heads down hiding away working on their secret project, and man is it worth the wait. Please bare in mind that this is a flex application! And because of that it can be easily extended and have api's etc provided. I know the team have many ideas around that.

Called Small Worlds its pretty self explaintory but before we jump into the images lets explain it a bit further.
You login create a 3d avitar and then create your own world, buying things for your world/house from shops and leaving interactive elements such as Pictures on walls that take you flickr feed, a stereo in the corner taking your playlist from last fm, or youtube videos on the plasma screen. There are also spacy games (the sort you used to get at the local shops) and pool tables which you can actually challenge other people who come into your world to a game. No $2 coin on the side of the table here though. Then your off to explore other peoples worlds, chat, interact with their worlds… and them.

If you would like to see the higher res of the images blow please visit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xsive

Here you can see I am creating my afroman avitar

A wide shot of the overall interface. I am chilling out with the creators of small world here having a chat. I understand virtual beers are on their way (right Mitch?)

You can see the picture on the wall and the youtube video on the screen. you click on them to watch the playlist.
You can even fight over the remote

Searching for friends ..

My pad I am setting up with a monster bar!! 

Finally if you would like to get access to the beta ping me at campbell at xsive dot co dot nz to get an invite and ill see what I can do.

It is great to see such talent in the Flex world not too mention in New Zealand. Well done guys I know it has been hard work but it looks great.