With World of Warcraft smashing its way onto the MMORPG scene in 2004, the massively multiplayer online world carved itself a place in mainstream entertainment for a long time to come.

What does it take to design and build an MMORPG? These are substantial pieces of software with piles content, complex client/server technology and large amounts of infrastructure.

Presently there are numerous different types of VR systems, but most can be classified into one of the following three categories; Desktop VR, Video Mapping VR, and Immersive VR.

■ Atlantis Worldwide is an investment company with a primary focus on technology and entertainment companies. As part of a privately held holding consortium with a highly entrepreneurial culture, we are committed to working in partnership with the entrepreneur. In addition to providing capital, we provide the relationships, broad resources and operating experiences that arise from being part of an enterprise with worldwide interests in technology, real estate, power, ranching, entertainment and private investing.

Atlantis Worldwide endeavors to invest in ideas and businesses that have out-of-the-box thinking teams, possess proprietary technology, participate in large and/or growing markets and demonstrate sustainable barriers to future competition. The most attractive candidates for investment possess significant revenue potential, a clear path to profitability and multiple exit strategies.

Atlantis Worldwide has a long history of investing in early-stage ventures across many industries. We recognize the tremendous opportunities that emerging technologies can create and the potential reward available to those who are willing and able to cultivate those ideas into successful companies. Our culture is fundamentally based on honesty, integrity and reliability. Creating a partnership with a young company based on trust and mutual respect is a central theme of our investment philosophy and is consistent with every other aspect of the Atlantis organization since its inception.