Some examples of Transreality

To expand on transreality products I have put together a list of sites. First off, what is transreality. I did not come up with the term. Sven Johnson of  blog.rebang.com used the term when I had asked him about items being designed in the virtual world making their way into the real world. Exploring more on this subject I found that transreality really fits. Companies entered the Internet as an extension of their businesses. Now companies that have only existed on the net are creating real life stores. You can order your custom car or PC on the Internet and have it built for you. Virtual goods and service now overlap with real world goods and services.

Below are just of few sites you may wish to explore that show examples of transreality in action.

  

Threadless to open Chicago retail store in September. This is an example of  Internet bussness becoming a brick and mortor bussness.

http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9755674-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

  

Virtual hotel in Second Life becomes the Aloft hotel in real life.

http://www.virtualaloft.com/

  

Simpsonization taken to the real world with custom action figures.

One can take an virtual avatar and create a real world action figure.

http://herobuilders.com/custom/index.htm

  

Virtual goods, real opportunities

http://www.vgsummit.com/index.php

  

Virtual world for children are taking off fast. Take club penguin for example, where you can purchase assorted club peguin gear. Or how about sending someone a club peguin gift card.

http://clubpenguin.com/clubpenguinshop/index.html

  

Webkinz, a website that lets young children bring their real-world fluffy toys to life online within a virtual world.

http://www.webkinz.com/index.html

  Also see How to Take Money From Kids: Sell Toys Both Physical and Virtual
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/news/2007/07/webkinz

Customize it, a common theme for many Internet PC companies. Also, with Lean manufacturing the PC may not be manufactured until you order is placed.

Dell is just one example.

http://www.dell.com/

  

How about building and pricing your Toyota. Just enter your Zip Code.

http://www.toyota.com/

3D Jewelry Design Software is now commonly used to prototype new designs and ideas. It exits in virtual state before it ever exists in reality.

http://www.gemvision.com/html/products/matrix/matrix.html

  

A person can pay $15 to keep up with the fashions in Second Life compared to the  $1,500 that would be necessary in real life.

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115888412923570768-zVZuILNMf6YlpTXqtuGcTAWcrWY_20070925.html?mod=blogs

  Experts in 3D Content Team Up with Experts in 3D Cloth Simulation

http://www.prweb.com/releases/clothing/optitex/prweb526524.htm