While exploring multiverses I was caught by the number of promo films and clips to “switch” from IMVU or Second Life to There.com in the old “Apple Switch” style format.

At There.com you change your avatar’s look by hopping into a spa, where you can buy a new outfit from the Shop Central catalogue. There is of course Auction deals to pick up digital clothing and if you are a developer you can design your own.

They heavily push the social aspect so you can Browse profiles to see who shares your interests and club formation is popular. Activities include trivia contests, buggy races, paintball, hoverboard racing almost anything one might equate with “normal” social activities. If anything there.com has went to great lengths to make this multiverse parrallel the desires and activities of real life- I seriously doubt if you would find a Gor society here. Even with their land- “the mysterious land of Tyr” to the plethora of beaches. Rental versus ownership seems to be encouraged.

The one big up they seem to have on Second Life, which also offers basic free membership accounts, is the integrated voice chat (and Explorer Pack) plus more options starting with a premium $9.95 plan. Most Second Life users I know resort to Skype. I would be surprised if we did not see some type of Skype integration into these platforms in the future.

So let’s take a look a brief look at messaging:

ChangeMe is a tool that allows you to change your clothing and accessories, and, when in a Spa, your body and facial features. To launch ChangeMe, click the ChangeMe button on the shortcut bar or select it from your My Things menu. ChangeMe will launch automatically if you are getting treatments at a Spa.

ChangeMe Modes

There are two modes in ChangeMe, which let you change different aspects of your look. Wardrobe lets you see all your clothing and accessory items. You can change your clothing, footwear, accessories, hair, and cosmetic items such as colored contacts from here. Body mode lets you change your body type, head and facial features, and skin tone. To access these modes, select “ChangeMe” from your in-world menu bar and choose one of the tabs: Wardrobe or Body.

ChangeMe is plain and simple messenging. If you want to change body and facial features, which I think is one of the largest attractions to a multiverse, you need to be in spa for a “treatment”…which one might equate with a “LookSet” these you have to purchase and save each time. This might be the reason the fauna I saw in my brief visit was far more tame than say a Second Life grid.

In ChangeMe, once you have a look you like click the Save button. You can choose to save your changes to your current lookset, to a new lookset, or cancel. Please note that Lookset purchases are not refundable.

Every user in There is allowed one free Lookset. You can change your primary Lookset as often as you like, but, unless you purchase and save your new Lookset, you will be overwriting (and losing) your previous Lookset.

Access saved Looksets from ChangeMe’s Body mode. Click on a Lookset to put it on. Hold your cursor over a Lookset to get a detailed menu that lets you take the Lookset on and off, rename it, or delete it.

WARNING! If you delete a Lookset, you lose it permanently and you will not be refunded. You cannot delete a Lookset if it is the only one you have.

Interesting it will be intriguing to see who wins the multiverse game…although I doubt anyone every really will. We will see different multiverses spring up to serve the different needs of people.

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