Tip #4329 - 3D Virtual Chat Worlds
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3D
Virtual Chat Worlds
Virtual 3D chat
worlds are the new type of chat sites emerging almost everywhere on
the Internet today. They are making use of 3D images and characters
to give users a sense of a virtual world where they can move around
and meet other people. You can create your own unique identities in
these chat rooms by creating avatars
and you can develop relationships with other avatars in the virtual
world. You can even buy and sell land in the virtual world for real
money. And that's just the beginning!
The scope and
possibilities of virtual worlds are huge. There are countless Web
sites on the Internet that offer the facilities to chat in virtual
3D worlds. All of them require you to have memberships as well. Whereas
memberships are free in most of the cases, some Web sites offer premium
memberships where users can engage in real business like selling and
buying of virtual land and other virtual assets. Below are the introductions
to four of the most well known Web sites that provide virtual chat
facilities. Let's check them out!
Active
Worlds
Active
Worlds (AW) is a 3D virtual reality platform where you can
log in with a unique name and avatar. You can create a unique name
for yourself and also create an avatar by launching the free software
that is provided on the homepage of the Web site. The log in page
asks for your e-mail address, so you will at least need to provide
that.
After you enter
in your e-mail address, press OK. You will then go
through the other steps of creating an avatar and an account.
After you finish
creating your account and avatar, there are plenty of things to do
in Active Worlds. You can build a house, a spaceship or virtually
anything you can think of. Your capacity to build is limited only
by your imagination. You can also go for other activities, such as
playing games and creating unique avatars that reflect your personality.
There are over
1,000 unique virtual worlds in Active Worlds and you can roam in those
worlds for free! Some worlds like Godzilla and The 13th Floor were
specially designed for Centropolis Studios to promote their Blockbuster
films, so that makes it even cooler!
You can also do
real shopping in the 3D virtual world that resembles a real shopping
mall. You can buy a lot of things for real in this shopping mall as
well!
Outer
Worlds
Like any other
virtual 3D Web site, Outer Worlds offers free memberships
and allows you to invite your friends and family from all over the
world to join the forum. You need a special browser that is provided
free of cost by the company to roam and chat in this special world.
That can be downloaded when you click on the blue link on the Outer
Worlds homepage.
Although this
site provides all the features mentioned before, it also has a unique
feature in that it has its own radio station for its members. How
cool is that?!
Xivio
Note:
Before you go to this Web site, you need to disable the pop up blocker
on your Web browser or this site will not work properly. If you're
using Internet Explorer, that is done by clicking on Tools,
Internet Options and then click on the Privacy
tab. The checkbox there should be unchecked for Turn on Pop
Up Blocker. Of course, you can always enable it later.
Unlike other virtual
3D chat sites, to roam around in Xivio, you need
Vio. Vio is the name given to virtual money in Xivio. But don’t
worry! You don't need to spend real money to get it. All you have
to do is spend more time in the Xivio virtual world and you will keep
getting more in your account. Also, with Xivio, you can share your
favorite MP3 songs with all your friends!
3D
Chat
Unlike other 3D
chat programs, 3D Chat allows you to not only create
your own virtual world, but it also lets you visualize complex contexts
and order of events.
This virtual world
software is designed to be platform independent and because of that,
it supports most operating systems.
These are the
top four virtual worlds where hours of fun communicating in 3D seamless
environments are yours, all for free. Have fun with these!
~ Stephen Davies
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