To use the IMVU gift card, you need to make an account on IMVU and go to IMVU shop. It is the place where you will find 1000 of designs on every category which keeps on updating regularly. You can buy one according to the price and for the same, the mode of payment you can choose can be the IMVU gift card balance. Historical Name Viewer Just released! Historical Name Viewier (HNV) View a user's history of names and when the names were last seen or search for users who have had a given name. 3,187,296 likes 12,669 talking about this. IMVU is the World's First and Only Virtual Social Network. Join a world of 24/7 fun! Meet new friends. IMVU (/ ˈ ɪ m v j uː /, stylized as imvu) is an online metaverse and social networking site.IMVU was founded in 2000 and was originally backed by venture investors Menlo Ventures, AllegisCyber Capital, Bridgescale Partners, and Best Buy Capital. IMVU members use 3D avatars to meet new people, chat, create, and play games. IMVU had over four million active users in 2014.
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| Industry | Social network |
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| Founded | 2004; 16 years ago |
| Founder | Will Harvey, Eric Ries, Marcus Gosling, Matt Danzig |
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Key people | Daren Tsui (CEO) [1] |
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| Website | www.imvu.com |
IMVU (/ˈɪmvjuː/, stylized as imvu)[2] is an online metaverse and social networking site. IMVU was founded in 2000 and was originally backed by venture investors Menlo Ventures, AllegisCyber Capital, Bridgescale Partners, and Best Buy Capital.[3][4] IMVU members use 3D avatars to meet new people, chat, create, and play games.[5] IMVU had over four million active users in 2014. Current number of active players are 6M+,[4] and currently the site has the largest virtual goods catalog[6] of more than 40 million items.[4] The business was previously located in Mountain View, California. It was also known as one of the leading practitioners of the lean startup approach.[7]
The company name was neither an acronym nor an initialism. IMVU co-founder Eric Ries[8] described the accidental process by which the company acquired its meaningless name, and stated 'It's not an acronym; it doesn't stand for anything'.[9]
Credits[edit]
IMVU contains its own economy with a currency system based on IMVU 'credits' and 'promo credits¨. A third form of currency also existed for creators, known as 'developer tokens', which were earned when a user purchases an item with 'promo-credits'. Credits could be purchased online using actual currency directly from IMVU. Credits could also be purchased on IMVU gift cards available from retail outlets such as department stores. The credits are being used by members to purchase virtual items like fashion pieces (hair, clothes, skins, and accessories), pets, and 3D scenes such as homes, clubs, and open landscapes. Furniture could also be purchased the same way and placed into unlocked rooms, but there were also rooms that have some furniture included in them as well as locked rooms that include furniture that cannot be removed.
Promotional credits, abbreviated to “predits”, were a second form of currency distributed to members by IMVU and could be obtained by participating in various 'Partner' promotions and a few activities that IMVU provides. With relation to a standard free or full member, promo-credits were similar to standard credits. A given number of credits equates, promo-credits could not be used to purchase items as gifts for other members and may not be traded back to an IMVU re-seller for actual currency. Promo-credits used to purchase a virtual product were exchanged into 'developer tokens', also known as 'dev tokens'. The purchase transferred the promo-credits into developer tokens but netted a single developer token per purchase when promo-credits were used regardless of the price of the product purchased.[10]
Community[edit]
Many IMVU users are content creators, creating and selling products in the IMVU catalog.[citation needed] Users also devote time to customizing their individual homepages, setting up public and private rooms, creating and participating in user groups (similar to forums but personalized via the owner), and participating in the Community forums.[citation needed] Additionally, there are numerous user-produced third-party websites providing additional forums and resources to the IMVU community.[citation needed] IMVU users are also able to conduct peer review on virtual products waiting to be submitted into the IMVU catalog, with a reward of 10 promo-credits per product review.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^'The future world of 'Ready Player One' has already begun - SFChronicle.com'. www.sfchronicle.com. 30 March 2018.
- ^IMVU Community (2012-09-21). 'Inside IMVU'. youtube.com. Time 0:39: YouTube. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
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- ^ abc'IMVU Information'. Imvu.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ^'IMVU Games Taking Advantage of Strong Growth'. Insidesocialgames.com. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^'IMVU Announces Growth, Promotion'. Engage Digital. 2011-01-31. Archived from the original on 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^'Built for Speed: Turn Your Startup Into a Lean, Mean Iterating Machine'. Read Write Web. Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ^Eric Ries, Co-Founder and IMVU Board ObserverArchived 2018-05-02 at the Wayback Machine IMVU. Retrieved: 2013-05-25.
- ^'Inspiring women in Technology: Audrea Mills (Author of The Lean Startup)'. YouTube. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ^'IMVU'. IMVU. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
Further reading[edit]
- Marie, Nakiya (September 16, 2004). 'Instant Messaging Goes Graphical'.
- 'About IMVU'. April 4, 2020.
Introduction
IMVU Studio is our next generation creator tool, currently in development. It will serve as the foundation for new features and optimizations on IMVU Desktop and Mobile, allowing Creators to take their products to a whole new level.
We are offering IMVU Studio as an early Beta, introducing several new features including normal and specular maps, new lighting and a fresh new user interface.
What To Expect from Beta
IMVU Studio is a new platform built from the ground up for both Mac and Windows. Expect to encounter bugs, stability and performance issues. Studio will be continuously updated during this phase and quality will improve with each iteration. We will also be rolling out key features as we move through Beta.
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We strongly feel that getting our community involved in the development of your tools early will result in a better product for everyone. Besides, you know your creative process better than we do! We’re excited to get your thoughts, feedback, suggestions and bug reports as we move forward.
New Features
- Normal and specular maps
- Undo/Redo History
- Derivation catalog built into Studio
- Control over submesh/material assignments
- New user interface
- Better security for your assets and project files
Stand Alone App
IMVU Studio is a new stand-alone client. After reviewing your feedback, we concluded that separating Studio and Desktop would result in smaller downloads, allow independent development on each app, and improve the experience for both users and Creators
Backward Compatibility
The underlying structure of how products are created has remained the same in IMVU Studio. About 90% of existing products in our catalog will be derivable into Studio . If you are familiar with Classic Create Mode, you should be able to start creating products in IMVU Studio in no time.
New Features Coming Soon
These will be exposed in future releases
- Spotlights – Control cone angle, brightness and falloff
- Shadow Maps – Spotlights will have the ability to cast a shadow
- Increased Texture Map Sizes – Support 1024 x 1024 texture sizes
- Particle System Panel – Particle System 2.0 coming soon
Participating in the Program
Who Can Participate
If you are currently enrolled in the Creator Program, you will have access to IMVU Studio! You are welcome to download Beta and try it out. We appreciate your help and support in this stage of development!
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