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.
Based on our record, AltspaceVR seems to be a lot more popular than IMVU. While we know about 12 links to AltspaceVR, we've tracked only 1 mention of IMVU. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
I'd heard about one, but it looks like they shut down a couple months ago: https://altvr.com/. Source: 11 months ago
I know a lot of you probably do not care that AltspaceVR is going away in March but I will miss it dearly. Sauce : https://altvr.com/ I was on the platform at the very beginning using an opendive 3D printed DIY headset my phone and trinus. I then made the switch to GearVR in 2017 and had great fun playing cards against humanity until they ended mobile support. I still visited occasionally the past few years on... Source: over 1 year ago
For those who are unaware of the Microsoft metaverse, it is called AltSpace (altvr.com) and it was pretty much one of the most successful VR metaverses around until Microsoft bought it in 2017. Source: over 1 year ago
We are now accepting talk submissions for the DEF CON Groups VR Event that will be held August 12 - 13, 2022 in AltspaceVR. Source: almost 2 years ago
One specific sub-flavor of this sort of chat tool you might encounter are VR spaces like AltSpace, VRChat, or Mozilla Hubs that are primarily focused on VR but also usually support flat displays or smartphones. - Source: dev.to / about 2 years ago
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: 11 months ago
VRChat - Create and play in virtual worlds with others
Second Life - Second Life is a virtual reality platform where individuals interact in a virtual world. The software was developed in 2003 by Linden Labs. More than one million people now regularly use the software.
Habbo - Hobbo is also known as ‘Hobbo Hotel’.
Vircadia - Vircadia is an open-source and decentralized real-time VR creation platform for university, enterprise, social, and OpenSim users.
Avakin Life - Imagine a virtual world where you, the user, are an integral part of its evolution, where you can...
Hubs by Mozilla - A WebVR experiment from Mozilla Mixed Reality