Virtual shops

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The British company Near Software has launched a large-scale and ambitious project to move the famous London area of the West End to a global network. Project manager Alex Rottlesley reports that an accurate 3D copy of the famous district with all shopping centers, theaters, Museums and other institutions.z
Fans of the online-shopping will appreciate the possibility of a leisurely walk in the shops, In the course of which they will not have to deal with vagabonds, pop Bugs, pickpockets, or insulting street graffiti. Buyers will be able to communicate with each other via social networks such as Facebook or MySpace, send invitations to friends for co-shopping and exchange text messages.

Over 600 traders from Bond Street, Oxford Street, Regent Street and other streets will receive a permanent residence permit in the virtual world of Near London. The cost of rent will be $40 per month. The owners of retail outlets will be able to invite visitors to their official sites or take the help of Near Software designers to create exact copies of stores in the three-dimensional world. Designers promise to make the virtual world extremely dynamic. The weather in the painted streets will change in full accordance with the real data, and on street newspaper stands the inhabitants of the virtual world will see the headlines of the fresh newspapers.

The doors of the virtual West End will open for visitors in October next year.