What is Activeworlds?

Activeworlds is the best 3D chat you'll have that is not real life and Awportals.com has everything you need to get the most out of it.

At close to 15 years old Activeworlds is one of the oldest and most established 3D communities anywhere on the internet, with over 360,000 users having registered during that time and more registering each day .

In Activeworlds you have control - from the avatar you wear through to the very ground you walk on, it is easy to manipulate the environment around you to create whatever you can think of, and with 10,000 objects and 15,000 textures to choose from in major public worlds you will be spoilt for choice.

What Can I Do?

The Activeworlds environment is totally flexible - you can explore different worlds and areas to chat using text or Voice Over IP "VoIP", take advantage of the incredible building facilities to create anything you like.

Perhaps you could build yourself a virtual house or maybe your own personal space station - it is completely up to you.

Can I Try It For Free?

Sure! Activeworlds lets you try the environment as a limited user, a "tourist" or to use a credit card to gain a 2 week free trial as a member.

As a tourists you can chat, design and build with other users - however your property may be edited or deleted by any other user, and you may only build in certain worlds.

Should I Become a Member?

In Activeworlds the members are known as 'Citizens', and in order to become a citizen you must immigrate. Immigration costs $69.95 per year or $6.95 per month - that's 2 months free when you pay yearly.

Being a citizen has its advantages - your property is permanently protected from deletion in public building worlds, you can maintain a contacts list for keeping in touch with friends, can access telegrams that allow you to communicate with other users regardless of which world you are in, and many other features besides.

Being a citizen is also the first step on the road to owning your own private world where you truly do have absolute control.

Where Do I Get It?

To begin using Activeworlds you will need to download and install the Activeworlds Browser which you can get from http://objects.activeworlds.com/downloads/awb41.exe.