In case you’re not already aware of Meez, they’re a thriving 3D animated avatar shop set up in San Francisco to bring users custom avatars. But wait…there’s more. Meez has been making waves for a while now, and the site has grown into an entire social entertainment community where users can interact with each other via games and chat channels.
Meez announced yesterday that they’ve successfully launched an entire virtual world at Meeznation. This new world features a variety of neighborhoods including areas for users to explore, hang out in, and personal Roomz that users can pimp out to their own liking and share with friends. Lord help us if there’s a ‘glitter wallpaper’ option. The neighborhoods include:
- Meez Nation’s entry point neighborhood, Burbia
- The blissful beaches and laidback lounges of Chillville
- Luxurious and exclusive Posh Heights
- Metropolitan Uptown
- A creative, other-worldly paradise called Arcadia
- The energetic party-scene at Hell’s Kitchen
“The number one request from our community of more than 7 million users has been to add a virtual world,” said Sean Ryan, CEO of Meez. “Meez Nation is a significant addition to our already potent mix of 3D avatars, a virtual economy and casual games. It will significantly boost user involvement and brand engagement on Meez.”
The Meez nation virtual world is set up so that users can hang together, watch YouTube videos together, listen to some tuneage, and leave answering maching messages. “Hello? Hello? Is this thing on?” Similar to other online virtual worlds, text triggers such as LOL, OMG, or dance will then animate their Meez.
Meez Nation is also fully integrated with Meez virtual economy, thereby allowing users to spend their ‘coinz’ in any way they choose: Room decoration, branded items, gain access to exclusive neighborhoods, and send gifts to other Meez users.
Not to be left outta the hype game, the Meez launch features 50cent’s office where fans can chill and listen to the single from fiddy’s upcoming new album, and click through to iTunes to purchase Curtis’ music.
Meeznation features a fully integrated branding package with top lables such as Nike, Snapple, Sony and covergirl. Users can spend coniz to obtain these branded items, and follow through with a real world purchase by clicking through.
“Meez was able to extend the popularity of LG’s Rally For Music campaign by giving users tools to express their affinity for music in an innovative way that spotlighted LG’s popular music phones,” said Niels Aillaud, Digital Marketing Manager at LG MobileComm USA.
Tags: 3d avatars, answering maching messages, branded items, casual games, custom avatars, entertainment community, meez, user involvement, virtual world, virtual worlds
