# 3D Virtual Chat Vivaty Brings Your Facebook Friends to Life By Bianca | Published 2008-04-07 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vivaty References: [nytimes](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/technology/31chat.html?_r=2&ref=business&oref=slogin&oref=slogin) & [vivaty](http://www.vivaty.com/) Brace yourself for another online addiction! [Vivaty](http://www.vivaty.com), a 3D virtual chat system, is a really fun way to enhance your social networking experience. Vivaty works with just about all popular social networking sites and lets you chat live, complete with a Second-Life style avatar! Imagine -- your REAL Facebook friends will "come to life" as cartoon avatars! you get to navigate around different virtual locations, like the beach or creepy gothic warehouses -- essentially, for whatever your personality type, there's a place you'd like to spend time. "With videogame-like precision, they can then navigate that virtual space, which may feature their Facebook photos hanging from the walls and a [YouTube](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/american-girl-1) video playing on a widescreen TV. Up to 15 others can choose avatars and enter the same room at the same time for text-based live socializing." Essentially, it's like Second Life or World of Warcraft, but without any installations -- you can access it from any computer at any time. You thought you were addicted to Facebook before? This will take social networking to a whole new level of obsession! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 55% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **3D Virtual Chat:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Expanding social networking experiences through immersive 3D virtual environments. - **Enhanced Social Networking:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating interactive avatars and virtual locations into existing social networking platforms. - **Anywhere Access:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Providing seamless access to virtual chat systems from any computer without the need for installations. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Social Networking:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporating 3D virtual chat systems to engage and retain users on social networking platforms. - **Gaming:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Exploring the merging of social networking and gaming experiences through immersive virtual chat systems. - **Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing innovative solutions for seamless, cross-platform virtual chat experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [VR Dating Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flirtual.md) - [3D Virtual Conference Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mytaverse.md) - [Personalized Digital Dating Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-spaces-for-singles.md) - [AR Virtual Space Hangouts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-hyperscape-capture.md) - [Video Conferencing Avatar Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cartoon-avatar.md) - [Video Game-Like Chat Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pfpchat.md) - [Avatar-Based Social Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bondee.md) - [Social Metaverse Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/horizon-worlds.md) - [AI Dating Adventures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flipped-chat.md)