by David Heyerman on September 4, 2008
- In response to competitor There.com’s chat feature ThereIM, virtual world service, Second Life, announced it’s newest, most innovative feature; SLim
- Like ThereIM, SLim allows users to chat within 3D and 2D worlds.
- SLim not only supports textual conversation among users, but voice as well.
- For a more detailed description of SLim’s features, click here.
Will the addition of SLim expand the user base of Second Life?
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by John Jorgensen on September 3, 2008
- Virtual 3D world There.com has added new features to help them compete with Second Life, which has dominated this space.
- Facebook App: Facing There links to There.com’s in-world virtual merch auctions and displays users’ profiles, groups & skills
- IM Client: ThereIM is a desktop 3D instant messaging client allowing There.com’s users to speak to each other’s avatars inside & outside of the virtual world. Avatars can change clothes, use emotes and shop.
- Mac OSX Support (coming soon): Beta release of the OSX version slated for Q4.
- Additional Language Support: German and Japanese translations are now available throughout the virtual world.
- See in-world footage on YouTube
Does There.com have a real shot at beating Second Life?
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