From Pets to Farms-How to Make a Virtual Website?


by Andrew Collier - Date: 2010-03-19 - Word Count: 518 Share This!

Websites that allow us to exist, to live and do things in virtual worlds-like keep an aquarium, own a farm, or be a sorority member-are totally entertaining. The beauty and appeal that these websites have lie in the experience that they offer. In these websites, players can live different lives and try different things through their avatars-or the characters that represent them in their virtual worlds. Playing a character in these virtual worlds can be easy and really exciting. But have you ever thought how it's like to build this virtual world? Have you ever wondered how to make a virtual website of your own?

Sure, there are a lot of technical considerations when it comes to building a virtual world website. We can imagine how much coding and designing setting it up entails. Aside from this, the work never stops because you will have to introduce some newer, cooler things every once in a while so your players don't get tired of logging into the game. The design of the virtual world itself, including the design options for the avatars, the surroundings, and all the new things that will come later, is the job of professional artists. On the other hand, the coding-which involves the conversion of these designs into a working website-is the job of web developers and programmers.

You can easily hire someone to finish these two tasks. But the most important, and probably the first, step in learning how to make a virtual website is conceptualization. The process of conceptualization involves thinking, often while sitting down with a creative team, about a big idea. This includes such matters as what the virtual world is all about. For example, is it going to be set in a beach, in the farm, or in a strip of restaurants? In addition, what would you like the avatars to be? Do you want them to be chefs or students or CEOs? Or do you want to give them the freedom to choose what they would like to be? If you opt for the latter choice, be prepared to set a bigger virtual world with many layers and facets to it.

Once you have the big idea down pat, you can start thinking about the details. You can flesh out the details by writing down the objective of the world for an avatar for example, and then detailing the steps that he needs to take in order for him to achieve this objective. You can organize these steps into a storyline to help you present it in a better, more engaging manner.

The name of your virtual world can come later, when you have finished fleshing out all the details of the website. The name should be catchy enough and relevant to the character of the virtual world as well. Finally, learning how to make a virtual website also entails on the rules, which every game should have anyway. Set restrictions that members have to follow, including banning offensive words or solicitation of personal information. This step completes the conceptualization process. You are ready to have your virtual website developed by the pros.


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