Module 2 Chat Task

IMVU CHAT

Every day when I have a chance I participate in Skype chat room, talking to many different people that are involved with Curtin Open Learning Studies. With being involved in a group I asked one night if I could meet two users within the IMVU Chat program and I was totally amazed with the results of this.

I created the name Bartias Cromwell, and joined Kylie from Skype in the IMVU Chat arena, she did have a few system problems as well as I think it was Janet who also had some issues.

 

Once joining the site and creating Bartias as my character I was bombarded with email messages in my box from automated response robots, that seemed to have a idea that I was playing in there virtual world.

Meeting Kylie inside the main area we did not do much, then another person arrived, I walked into another room which was a constructed nightclub, which was rather interesting. To me it was only of a interest to see what it did.

The graphical componant lacked any super-physics, which resulted in a state of boredom not being able to walk or move around like a character in a game which was a big no no if you want to get people interested in the chat room areas. Now I have found out they they actually have a paid structure of using the system, it is not a game just a means of people communicating towards each other, you can create your own rooms and so and enjoy what you do. OK easy for some, but myself I would rather something more simplified and user friendly that allowed you to move and groove with the groovey chicks like Kylie and Fiona.

I guess beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, but this program was not very impressive at all and the graphic content was just not my cup of coffee.

There were a couple of bonuses in the command structure of the environment that allowed netiquette to be the main priority if people got to abusive or abused the structured system and that was a reporting facilitiy in your command bar, which allows you to have a peace of mind but it still leads you open if you place a false allegation, so how would you respond to that.

There is a creativity side towards the chat, it allows you to create your own rooms that many people can come into and chat in http://www.imvu.com/rooms/  or even http://www.imvu.com/shop/product.php?products_id=1983722&quickfind=new.

In this aspect it goes past the form of a msn type of chat and develops a inner personal space towards the user and the environment for which he has entered, at one stage I was holding multiple conversation with Kylie and someone else inside IMVU main lounge, then suddenly Kylie logged off.

Summarizing the experience, I can see that it would appeal to many people in being able to enter into a virtual world where the worries of the world are gone and you can talk and mix with people in a virtual environment. It has many different aspects that could appeal to people, yet it does not appeal to me cause I guess I am a critical type of person that does not gasp this time of environment because other than gaming in a created virtual world, I would not want to mix with people in it because the factor it’s a hullicination it forms and creates a virtual world in front of you that technically only exists inside the computer.

MSN CHAT

To achieve this task, I had only one person that said they would be interested in doing the task.

 

MSN messenger has been a  part of my web life since the first days I came online, I find MSN very key part in communicating it is straight down the line very good chatting software, with little emphasis on online adverts. 

What has turned me off ICQ is the fact of security and that Microsoft constantly keep their updates up to date and there is less amount of issue with regards to spam bots, it creates a viable internet world for you to respond to those who you wish to talk to.

Msn Messenger provides functions to deal with those people who do not have good netiquette, you have the ability to block these people and report them as spammers which is a good and very handy tool.

Within communicating with Andaleepb, the communication was coming across very easily except for the constant fade in and fade out which could have been that she was on a ADSL connection and that my connection was Cable,  fading voice chat could link back to connection use or even possibly be the systems setup.

Key aspects of MSN messenger is its structure that it not only allows you to send and receive messages over one media but then in branch’s out into the world of mobility and gives you capabilities of staying in touch with other people. 

The many aspects of the  MSN Chat are below please click on a box to see the contents:-

 

You can click on each individual file and obtain the command structure of the program it gives you a glimpse of the possibilites and capabilities you have at your finger tips. Another very good aspect of MSN messsenger is the capability of storing previous conversations with people so you can recall your last conversation. Their is no hidden costs involved and their is no gastly over-imbudance of spam bot mail or adware like IMVU.

Really this is a quite personal way to talk to others in a care free environment with no impending issues developing over time that could cause issue, microsoft constantly update there security patch’s so there is no worries there. In this environment you are what you make it and others see you on line they can chat with you and you can chat with them in a vice-versa environment, there is no hullcingene created environment to keep the eyes stimulated.

You have the option of text chat and also voice chat, and also the superior option of staying in touch via SMS mobility which is quite handy to those who can afford the price over time.

Summary I think MSN offers alot better qualities than ICQ, I have had a lot lesser issues develop with regards to viruses and bugs and also quirks by sticking to what is offerred by Microsoft. The product achieves the exact same result being able to talk to the other person in a internet created environment instead of the old telephone call, which enables the person to complete there every day tasks instead of being interuppted at the telephone conversation. In todays environment messenger software really has it’s bonuses in capatilizing on saving money via staying in touch with your friends while being able to manage your time vastly more than ever before.

One must remember that with every type of advancement you always need to keep your security and privacy under control by occasionally reading and keeping software updates running in order to protect your system from flaws that could be used by other malicious users that are on the web.