Virtual Chat World

Lonely, shy or bored? Don’t have time to meet others in the real world? The virtual chat world may be just what you need. A chat world will allow you to communicate with others in real time. The virtual environment you chat in will be vibrant and realistic. And as an added bonus you will chat using a creative representation of yourself, an avatar.

Chat worlds are an outgrowth of message boards and chat rooms. These methods of communication allowed users to email each other back and forth or leave messages for one another. A virtual chat world lets you interact with others as you would in real life, your avatars communicate face to face in the virtual world.

Old School Chat

In the past, just a few years ago, chatting on the internet was limited to chat rooms, forums, message boards, and social networking sites. The new virtual world chat environments are very popular.

Communication in chat rooms is similar to chatting through email –users enter a message and send it to another user. The other user can answer the message in the same way. When this type of communication first hit the internet it was new and exciting. With the advent of other communication methods in recent years chat room interaction has become slow and clunky.

Message boards and forums operate in the same manner as chat rooms. Users can post messages to each other and wait for their messages to be answered. Social networking sites – Chemistry, MySpace and other sites - also use this method of communication.

New School

The chat world has broken down the “fourth wall” and allows users to chat in real time while existing in exciting virtual environments. Instead of posting messages or emailing each other virtual chat world users communicate in real time. Click here to learn more!

Users in the chat world create an avatar, a 3D representation of themselves. This avatar will interact in the virtual world with other avatars. Click here to learn about avatar chat. Chat in the virtual world is accomplished via text or speech. Text users simply type in what they want their avatar to say and it appears as a speech bubble, chat window/bar or as plain text in the interactive online world. Headsets and microphones let virtual world users chat in real time using speech.

There are many virtual chat worlds to choose from. Users are encouraged to visit several before deciding which one they would like to join. Click here for information on choosing. Virtual worlds can be realistic and mimic the real world or they can be complete fantasies. Join a virtual world that you think fits your personality, one where you will feel comfortable.

Chat worlds such as Second Life and There are hugely popular. Upon joining one of these worlds you will create your avatar and then enter the virtual world. These worlds have spaces created by different individuals and can be wild and extreme or homey and simple. You can interact with other avatars, get a job, own a business, and go to nightclubs. A virtual chat world allows you to communicate without commitment. Click here for more information!