3-D Avatars Get Their Own Farmvilles In IMVU

[AsahinaKimi]

Talk about a game within a game. IMVU, an online community where members interact with each other through 3-D avatars, on Tuesday said that it has launched the first slew of social games in its world. Members can now play more than 75 social and casual games, like fashion game Top Modelz, provided by partnering game developers Viximo, Heyzap and Omgpop.

IMVU chief executive Cary Rosenzweig sees this not as a mere feature add, but an entire re-branding and re-positioning of the company.


“We no longer call ourselves a virtual world,” Rosenzweig says. “We are a social entertainment company.”

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http://blogs.forbes.com/oliverchiang/2010/09/21/3-d-avatars-get-their-own-farmvilles-in-imvu/

[RoseMead]

1. It's an interesting idea

I wonder if it will work as planned. I'm not sure that people who are already playing Farmville on FB, for instance, will want to play a separate version on IMVU, and the same would go for other games.

It would be nice to have another way to interact on IMVU, though. I like working on my avatar and sometimes I lurk on the forums, but I have a hard time getting into good conversations or finding decent chatrooms.

[AsahinaKimi]

2. You should come to mine...

Ichiban Jpop Kurbu. We always have fun.

[RoseMead]

3. Cool, thanks!

I'll look it up next time I'm on. My screen name over there is Renee Mead, if you happen to see me pop up. :)

[sakabatou]

4. As a member of IMVU it's ok

I just wish prices of what IMVU offers would be less.