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''There'' is a 3D online Virtual World created by Will Harvey and Jeffrey Ventrella. There Inc. was founded in the spring of 1998. Closed beta began in July of 2001, with various stages of beta following, and ending with an October 2003 launch date. In June of 2004, There Inc. went through a major restructuring and announced major layoffs. In April of 2005, There Inc. announced that the commercial side of the company would be branching out to form two companies Forterra Systems (the government contracted client), and Makena Technologies (the commercial client). In 2007, Makena Technologies announced a partnership with MTV Networks to create another client for the MTV reality show {Link without Title} Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. ''There'' contains 12 major islands and numerous smaller islands, 500,000 members and many community places including businesses. ''There'' is another competitor against Second Life , Moove , Active Worlds , and more Virtual World s that exist on the web. MEMBERSHIP TYPES Basic Membership:
Premium Membership:
Source In-World Money:
DETAILS There is not a Game , but a Venue for socializing with less Role-playing than is typically found in MMORPGs . Billed on its Homepage as "...an online getaway where you can hang out with your friends and meet new ones...", There defines itself as a service providing a shared experience that allows people to interact in an Online Society . Each new member enters the Community by choosing a unique name and a male or female Avatar . The avatar's name and gender are permanently set, but various attributes such as hair color and style, head and body shapes, skin and eye color, clothing, etc. can be changed as desired. Most items such as furniture are designed to be used within houses or zones, although some items such as vehicles and dogs are not due to their mobile nature. Monetary transactions in There's economy are done using Therebucks , Virtual Currency with Real World value. Therebucks can be purchased directly from There, from other members, or from any of the third party online "banks" which usually offer Competitive Exchange Rate s. Members can also sell their Therebucks to banks in exchange for Real World currency, usually USD . Screenshots |
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