In this tutorial we are going to look at one part of the game. The dressing part. Maybe the most important since it is the avatar which you will make the first impression of you.
1.Create An Account
If you are new to IMVU and you want to try it out or you are decided to give it a go, you might be overwhelmed at the beginning. First of all, welcome to this great community and we hope you will have a great time. Before anything else you will have to create an account.
Upon account creation you will have to customize your avatar. With this avatar you will be interacting with other people. It's understandable if you will spend some time on this step. You have to pick your gender and select a sort of template with which you will start chatting.
It is not the final you. These can be changed later.
After this step you will have to download the client. If a window does not pop-up by itself click on this link: http://nl.imvu.com/signup/download/. When the download is finished you can login using your details and start the game. You now have the minimum requirements to be an IMVUer.
Upon account creation you will have to customize your avatar. With this avatar you will be interacting with other people. It's understandable if you will spend some time on this step. You have to pick your gender and select a sort of template with which you will start chatting.
It is not the final you. These can be changed later.
After this step you will have to download the client. If a window does not pop-up by itself click on this link: http://nl.imvu.com/signup/download/. When the download is finished you can login using your details and start the game. You now have the minimum requirements to be an IMVUer.
2.Unlock Icons
Here is the so called IMVU environment. You will see a screen with a number of big icons that you need to unlock. You have to click on the first one from the top left. You will unlock them in specific order starting with the first one. The first icon unlocks the dressing up option.
3.Dressing Up
The first icon unlocks by itself as soon as you have logged in for the first time. Clicking on this icon will enable you to customize your 3D avatar from now on. You should see a purple screen with your avatar under the reflectors light. The outfit that you see here is your current default outfit. It is the preview of the virtual you. It is the avatar which everyone will see. It is the place where you can try out various outfits without being seen by anyone.
3.1 Categories of Clothes
To make it easier for you, you have the filtering tab. Just like you have clothes in specific places in your room this is similar. You have them placed in various folders.
3.2 Filters Explained
3.1 Categories of Clothes
To make it easier for you, you have the filtering tab. Just like you have clothes in specific places in your room this is similar. You have them placed in various folders.
3.2 Filters Explained
A. Recently Added - Here are the items that you just added to the inventory.
B. Wearing - Here you will have a broader view of the clothes your avatar is wearing at the moment.
All Categories - All things that you own will be shown here. However, if you have hidden items they won't show up here.
Tops - Here you will find the clothes that are worn un the upper half of the body such as vests, jackets, T-shirts.
Bottoms - The clothes you wear un the low half of your body such as pants, skirts and even undies.
Shoes - Shoes you can wear on your feet.
Accessories - Here are other type of clothing that don't go in other previous category.
Hairstyles - All the hairstyles you acquired.
Eyes - Same as Hairstyles.
Heads - All type of heads you purchased with available sizes and shapes.
Skins - Skin types you purchased.
Avatars - All type of avatars you purchased according to you gender, poses and sizes.
Actions - Various poses you can attribute to your avatar.
Pets - You can actually have pets and here you will find them.
Crate List - Here you create your own inventory. You need VIP subscription to use this feature.
This was all for now, stay tunes for part 2 of the tutorial which will be posted in the next few days.
B. Wearing - Here you will have a broader view of the clothes your avatar is wearing at the moment.
All Categories - All things that you own will be shown here. However, if you have hidden items they won't show up here.
Tops - Here you will find the clothes that are worn un the upper half of the body such as vests, jackets, T-shirts.
Bottoms - The clothes you wear un the low half of your body such as pants, skirts and even undies.
Shoes - Shoes you can wear on your feet.
Accessories - Here are other type of clothing that don't go in other previous category.
Hairstyles - All the hairstyles you acquired.
Eyes - Same as Hairstyles.
Heads - All type of heads you purchased with available sizes and shapes.
Skins - Skin types you purchased.
Avatars - All type of avatars you purchased according to you gender, poses and sizes.
Actions - Various poses you can attribute to your avatar.
Pets - You can actually have pets and here you will find them.
Crate List - Here you create your own inventory. You need VIP subscription to use this feature.
This was all for now, stay tunes for part 2 of the tutorial which will be posted in the next few days.