Active Worlds

blaxxun is the leading real-time multi-user 3D client/server platform for the delivery of shared interactive 3D content on the Web.

The blaxxun Communication Server is ideally suited for deploying and managing rich-media community, collaboration and mobile applications and services which can be experienced with the blaxxun Contact plugin or the blaxxun 3D Java applet.

This product has been discontinued, and no support is available.

This system has been discontinued, and the inngames.com domain no longer exists.

The Digital Space Commons. While the website is still up and the product appears to be active, there hasn't been a new post on their front page since New Years Day 2007.

The Dubit Avatar Chat Community is Dubit is an online community created for (and by) UK teenagers, in the form of a 3D chat world called "Dubit Island". In this lightly-moderated environment, the Dubit team provides a safe online environment where people can meet, chat, blog & play games. Requires Flash.

Furries, you've got a new home. "Furcadia is the magical world where the animals have learned to speak and walk upon two legs. Create your own customizable avatar and start exploring the friendly online game (MMOG) with rich player-driven content. Our established online community, grown over years, has become a second home to tens of thousands of players." Some of the areas in Furcadia are recommended for users 18 years of age or older. Other features...

"Gaia Online is more than just an online hangout. It's a world populated with millions of people gathering to chat, play games, watch movies, and show off their creativity through customized avatars, profiles, and journals." The online world of Gaia includes chat, journals, shops, profiles, forums, arenas, and a wide variety of special live events. Thanks to Danny for the tip!

Habbo Hotel is a hangout for teens. Requires Shockwave.

This system is no longer available.

This product is no longer available, and the website is down.

IMVU is a popular system that includes messenger software, rooms & wardrobes, and a free home page.

A 3D world where you can meet friends, chat, explore places, play games, listen to music, watch videos, win prizes, and build your own dream home.

Thanks to the anonymous passerby who provided the URL for MaidMarian! More than a Chat World, MM is a full-on MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game). The Sherwood Dungeon RPG features "an infinitely deep dungeon with monsters and treasure". Requires the Macromedia Shockwave player.

Long thought dead, Meridian 59 has returned to the land of the living. Thanks to an anonymous passerby, we have a link to the current website - http://meridian59.neardeathstudios.com/

This product has been discontinued, and no support is available.

Membership in the moove 3D virtual world includes a homepage, guestbook and mail.

OpenVerse is a visual chat program written in TCL/Tk. The program connects to any OpenVerse server.

Outerworlds includes games, a mall, and the Virtual Reality Radio Station, WVRR.

This system is no longer available, and the website is down.

Currently the most popular 3D virtual world online, SecondLife has gotten so much press I don't need to tell you about it.

Switch In is a free virtual world including a browser-based chat program and full 3D. Dress up your character in a variety of fun ways, walk around the world and explore a variety of fun locations. Goof off with silly animations, and change your outfit as many times as you like. Macromedia Shockwave required.

Thanks, Joey!

The Manor's creator, Scotsman, writes: "The Manor is my personal statement to the world that the lone coder is alive and well, and still writing programs that count. You can build your own world here, customize the experience to your hearts content, or yes, just chat with new and old friends. It's a 2D visual chat experience that runs on almost any personal computer. And it offers everyone a choice of virtual online worlds, where you can be anyone -- or anything -- at all."

Arguably the first 2D graphical chat world on the internet, The Palace was owned at one time by Time-Warner, then by Intel, and finally by Electric Communities, after which it failed as a commercial product. At one time there were hundreds of personal Palaces and several dozen large-scale commercial Palaces online, including KoRn KoRner and The World of South Park, both designed and programmed by As If Productions. Written by the legendary Jim Bumgardner, The Palace software is no longer supported by any company, but is kept alive to this day by an avid user community.

The first & longest established classic graphical massively-multiplayer MMORPG fantasy adventure game. Ideal for role playing adventures, quests, and online chat rooms.

There is an online getaway where you can hang out with your friends and meet new ones in a 3-D environment that's yours to explore. Chat, race buggies, attend parties, host events, go exploring and more.

NEW! APRIL 2008 - Currently in beta, Twinity is a 3D online world that mashes up the real with the virtual world. In Twinity you can… create your virtual self · create your own apartment anywhere in the world · meet real people & make new friends · drop in on your friends and go out and have fun! Currently a group of visionaries is exploring Twinity for the very first time.

This product is no longer supported and the website is down.

When you join the VZones, you become a digital person and meet other people from around the world. You can talk, gesture, walk around and explore...play games, win prizes, buy, sell and just have fun. Everything you need to have fun is included: an avatar, a selection of bodies, lots of heads and accessories and more. You even get to rent your own apartments. Try it free for seven days.

NEW! JUNE 2008 - VastPark is a new open source 3D virtual world development system. The aim of VastPark is to provide you with free and functional tools that make it as easy as possible to create or remix your own virtual worlds. These worlds can be built from highly interactive portable building blocks and 3D widgets - all of which can be created, shared, monetized and remixed by users, developers and corporates. The system also supports Avatars.

This product is no longer supported and the website is down.

Visual Chat is a free chat Java-based server software package, featuring a 3D world, uploadable user avatars, whisper mode as well as public and private rooms.

This system is no longer available.

Choose from over 100 different humans, animals, characters and strange creatures! You can then walk around the worlds, explore the different worlds, see, chat, and interact with people, send email, animate yourself, and shop the store - all in 3D.