IMVU Reviews

1. Jesse Li Starseed

   | Owner at Starseed Productions | about 2 years ago
   Immersiveness and Realism is not always based on the Platform

   In most virtual worlds, whether on a 2D screen or 3D headset, the platform provides the means, but most of the userbase provides the "content". I am no stranger to 3D virtual. I was on the very first one called Cybertown back in 1999, and have accounts in Second Life and Sansar. To be honest, I had tried IMVU over a decade ago, but it seemed marketed to teens and the younger generation. But it is now 2022, and IMVU has made great strides in graphic quality, creator tools (IMVU Studio), and even V-COIN, the first cryptocurrency approved by the SEC for use in virtual worlds and convertable to real life currency. The bottom line though is the quality of the content, but especially that of the IMVU "avatars", which I have to say "still" greatly surpass most of the avatar looks available in standard 3D VR headset platforms. The content available for objects, rooms, and outfits, poses, movements, audio and even shadow/shade rendering is leaps and bounds better than it was many years ago, and much more is available in the IMVU Store for purchase. IMVU is now a subsidiary company of "Together Labs", has procured 35 million dollars in venture funding, and was ranked a few years ago as the Best Virtual World Game for Realistic Graphics for 2020 by Lifewire, a prominent tech site. I choose to use IMVU as a platform because it is a very good quality one, both technically and socially, and have developed ways of marketing and streaming music and video to and from online broadcasting sites in conjunction with this platform.

   🏁 Competitors: Second Life, Sansar, VRChat, Anakin

   👍 Pros:    Quality of content|Ease of use|Large selection of content|Two client platforms available for computer|Phone app|Cryptocurrency|Creator tools|Custom content can be made by users who are creators|Age verification required for adult content (ap)|: free, or paid-subscription vip tier levels|Greeters program|Live chatrooms can have thousands in the room|Furniture (tvs & screens) in live chatrooms can stream audio/video content directly from youtube

   👎 Cons:    Not a true 3d vr world, like vrchat|Not available for 3d vr headset|Limit of 10 avatars in a chatroom, although more can be invited or pulled in

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IMVU mentions (1)

• Alternatives to Everskies

  Games I don't know enough about that can be played in a browser that DON'T have forums or forum-like features: MovieStarPlanet2 (made by the same company as MSP1, so expect it to be just as pay to win and unsafe as the first game) Games I don't know enough about that don't have forums (as far as I'm aware) that you have to download: Habbo Hotel IMVU Hotel Hideaway The Sims 4 (it's free and lets you dress up... Source: about 1 year ago

Caracal mentions (8)

• Watching together in a group, Interested?

  We'd love for you to join us. Anyone interested just reply here. I will post the link to the room (using caracal.club) shortly once everyone is ready. Watching together will be fun and we'll able to text while watching if you want to. Source: about 1 year ago

• group watch together live, thoughts?

  We have another person interested, so I'm asking the best time for you if you are happy using caracal.club website? Source: about 1 year ago

• group watch together live, thoughts?

  I use a website called caracal.club where you can watch together. Anyone interested in watching together on that site? We have the ability to use texting while watching and quality is really good. We can even do this weekly if you want? Let me know if you are interested. We can even use discord to vc while watching on caracal. Source: about 1 year ago

• Animated Avatars being removed from Nitro Basic on Dec 12, 2022

  Well in my case they've lost a customer. I only got classic specifically for the animated avatar and the emojis lol. The rest of the features on nitro don't appeal to me considering there's better alternatives. If I'm doing large file uploads I'd rather use a dedicated site. If I'm doing group streaming I'd rather use caracal.club since that has a shared browser people can use. The nitro badge isn't a selling... Source: over 1 year ago

• Site to watch movies together like a share screen app

  Hyperbeam, WatchParty and Caracal use virtual browsers which were great when I streamed with friends. Source: over 2 years ago