SOURCE: Entropia Universe
June 07, 2006 13:09 ET
Entropia Universe Holds the World's First Live Legal Virtual Wedding on the Surface of an Asteroid
The Recently Announced Entropian Millionaire and Owner of Famed Club Neverdie, Jon "NEVERDIE" Jacobs, Makes History Yet Again With His Live Virtual Marriage
MIAMI, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- June 7, 2006 -- Jon "NEVERDIE" Jacobs, the famed gamer who
purchased a virtual space resort for a record-breaking $100,000 US dollars
in late 2005 , today announced that he will hold the first-ever live
"virtual" wedding between two "real-world" individuals within the online
gaming community, Entropia Universe. Jon "NEVERDIE" Jacobs will exchange
vows with his bride to be, pop-singer Cheri "Sheba" London, on Wednesday,
June 7th at 5pm EDT.
The wedding will take place in the Club Neverdie resort on the surface of
an asteroid, with hundreds of gamers around the world expected to
"virtually" attend. The avatars of the wedding party, including the
Minister, will be communicating vows and discussions inside Entropia
Universe via the virtual chat interface. The ceremony will be performed
simultaneously in the "real-world" home of the groom, Miami FL, by Reverend
Dr. Kenneth E. Claus.
"We are excited to utilize Entropia Universe as an added platform in which
to reach many friends and family that cannot make it out to the physical
ceremony in Miami," says Jon "NEVERDIE" Jacobs. "Entropia Universe and
Club Neverdie have been the backbone of my creative business endeavors for
several years now and has become a sort of second home through the various
friends and relationships I have made. Thus, it only made sense for me to
not only have my special day in the real-world, but within the 'virtual'
world as well."
Club Neverdie is the virtual space resort which was purchased for a
record-breaking $100,000 US dollars in late 2005, by gamer Jon "NEVERDIE"
Jacobs. The complete resort is a turnkey business boasting several
profitable assets such as a 1,000 apartment complex, 20 hunting biodomes,
commercial space ship dock, themed shopping mall, and a mega stadium for
championship sporting events. These facets allow for multiple means of
profit by charging mining/hunting fees, selling real estate, retail sales
fees, allocating transportation/docking fees, developing
marketing/advertising fees for placements in the resort, and more.
Entropia Universe is the only virtual gaming community that actively
supports sales of virtual products with actual cash value within its real
economy system. The economy offers the user a secure and safe way to make
purchases, sales and exchange real life currency into PED (Project Entropia
Dollars) and back again into real money via the real world ATM system, at a
fixed exchange rate to the US Dollar. PED allows members to invest in
personal development and growth through the acquisition of goods,
buildings, and land in the virtual universe. In 2005, the Entropia Universe
turnover was an estimated $165,000,000 US Dollars.
The heart of Entropia Universe lies in a distant planet named Calypso,
encompassing two continents with large expanding cities that offer a
variety of entertainment and social interaction for its citizens. Members
of Entropia can create their own persona (avatar) via a character
generation system, then having the option of choosing a suitable life and
virtual existence for their avatar. Characters are able to enter the
evolving world full of unexplored and uncultivated lands where they can
join a community or even create a civilization of their own. Entropia
Universe offers a new way for individuals to pursue dreams and fantasies
through an adventurous virtual experience.
About Club Neverdie
Club Neverdie is situated within the Entropia Universe. NEVERDIE is a
registered trademark of Jon Jacobs. Club Neverdie was established on Dec
19th. 2005 and can be visited via spaceship from the planet Calypso or new
accounts can be spawned directly at the resort by downloading the Entropia
Universe client from www.RealityPort.com and also www.NEVERDIE.com.