When the Multiverse Network first unveiled its platform, a software solution for online worlds developers, it launched an initiative it calls "Worlds in Progress," a collection of early prototype games and worlds built on its platform, with the aim of providing consumer access to the network. Along with the initiative, it launched one flagship world, an MMO called Dark Horizons Universe, a prototype MMO called Forgotten Legends, and two "sample worlds."

At the time, the company said that Retro Labs' Lunar Quest and Wardog Studios' Force of Arms were in the pipeline, and the company's just announced their immediate availability via Multiverse's World Browser, though the company says they're "not production quality yet."

"We're building our world on the Multiverse Platform because their technology delivers the features, functionality and performance our team needs to create a world-class teaching application," said Tim Holt, lead designer, Retro Labs. "Their platform allows us to combine traditional gameplay features and capabilities into an innovative virtual world designed to engage students and make them a part of the teaching process."

Lunar Quest incorporates flash-based mini-games to teach students about physics, science and math, casting student players as lunar colonists, while Force of Arms is a more traditional, futuristic hero MMORPG.

"We continue to be impressed by the early efforts of many of our indie customers," said Corey Bridges, co-founder and executive producer, The Multiverse Network, Inc. "Seeing this range of diverse ideas come to fruition so quickly is exactly what will blow the doors off this industry and pave the way for significant innovation."