“White label” virtual world platform developer VastPark has announced plans for a developer program “aimed at the needs of professional virtual world developers”, and is now accepting registrations from virtual world developers “with a strong track record in virtual worlds, games or related fields” to join the program.

Though the program has not been revealed in detail, one benefit is to include listing in VastPark’s “Find a developer” pages, allowing developers to easily receive “credible referral enquiries” from prospective clients.

There are to be a range of other benefits, including “early previews” of VastPark’s open source code as well as “selective access” to their commercial source code, along with discounts or commissions on license sales.

Bruce Joy, CEO and founder of VastPark stated that the initiative had been driven by developers rather than sources within the company: “We were asked repeatedly if we had a developer program in the works … At the time we hadn’t considered it a high priority but we’re a white label software company, so it makes perfect sense to help developers grab our software and sell it to customers. We already had two development companies’ sign up before we even announced the program -- Involve3D from the US and Second Interest from Europe.”