IMVU is a website that offers the users to download a software on their PC. With the help of IMVU, one can then create his or her own avatars which can chat in animated 3D scenes. Currently, IMVU has close to 20 million registered users. Monthly, close to 600,000 users are using IMVU services actively. IMVU was originally founded by Will Harvey,a video game developer, in 2004
Additionally, through this software, one can also create a customized homepage for free. Further, once a person has become a member, he/she can go through the catalog which allows for browsing of new clothes, shoes, hairstyles, accessories, pets, furniture with the help of the IMVU catalog. In this catalog, the several products and accessories that are available have been created by the IMVU users . this catalog is updated regularly . Before a person actually buys any stuff from the catalog, he or she can first actually try it and then add it on to his/her wardrobe created for his/her IMVU account.
The membership for creating an account with IMVU is free and with the basic membership, one can avail the benefits of chat service, can create a customized home page and also can go ahead with purchasing of the virtual content. However, once a user agrees for a paid membership, he additionally gets the different advantages such as removal of non-IMVU advertising, option of becoming a content writer and can also access different forum sections available on IMVU.
