New Dimension in Online Gaming

This week marks the launch of the very first three-dimensional online poker and casino gambling website. The3DPoker.com is the UK's venture into the next level of online gambling entertainment. Using a software platform designed and coded by Esprit Marketing Ltd, a Swedish software development firm, this innovative software adds realism to the online gaming experience never before available.

There is no need to fear that this new development will cause players to have to put away their bathrobes and style their hair before sitting down to their personal computers for Internet-based gaming. The program allows avatars, characters that represent the player and appear in full 3-D, to be customized including selections for clothing, hair colour and facial aspects. This means each player can create a 'self' that is all their own to represent them as a visible player at the poker or blackjack table.

While some Internet based casinos already allow a player to select an avatar to represent them, there has been very limited, if any, customization and all graphics were two-dimensional in nature. Now, the feel of virtual reality has come to the gaming tables online.

When entering the online gaming room, a poker table that appears very real and fully dimensional appears and players interact just as if they were sitting in a brick and mortal casino together. Others can watch, just as in the non-virtual gaming rooms.

The UK is already known for remaining on the edge of technology as far as internet gambling goes, and this new development clearly indicates what's ahead for the UK market. The two games chosen for the initial offering were selected because these two games, poker and blackjack, are both extremely popular and are both big money-makers for the virtual casinos.

Because these changes do not change the odds of winning but certainly enhance the experience of playing, the 3-D online casino is anticipated to be a huge success as more players seek added excitement in their gambling entertainment. The realism of 3-D software can be astounding, allowing the player to virtually feel the same as if they had entered a building on land.

What's next in the world of realistic virtual gaming? If this software venture is as successful as expected, more of the commonly enjoyed online casino games will be added to the menu in the near future. From there, who knows what may be next in making the online gambling experience as realistic and fun as sitting in a brick and mortal casino but, oh so much more convenient.