IPalaces

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Imaginary Palaces (Castles Of The Mind)
Developer: Dan Sharpe
Latest release: 1.0 / 01/28/07
OS: Microsoft Windows
Use: Virtual Community, client
License: Freeware
Website: http://www.ipalaces.com/

Created as a successor to The Palace, Imaginary Palaces (Castles Of The Mind), aka iP,has been under development since Memorial Day weekend of 2003. It was created with the intention of enhancing and improving on the basic concepts of 2D visual chatting. iP was originally known as V.I.R. Virtual Internet Recreator. It was renamed when it was discovered that 3 other chats with names with "VIR" in them existed.

iP, often referred to as iPalaces, is free, and there are both Linux and Windows chat servers, and only Windows chat clients available.

Its features include:

  • Scalable 32 bit full color 672x672 Avatars made from up to 16 224x224 props.
  • State of the art built in editors for Avatars, Rooms, Server Settings, Scripts and more.
  • All of the Administration of your iP server can be done remotely within the iP client software.
  • Multiple levels of Server Staff, 12 moderation tools to deal with troublesome users.
  • User client moderation tools so that users can deal personally with annoying people.
  • Room editing, including uploading of media can be done easily within the iP client interface.
  • Any room can have built in AVs, viewable and selectable within a pop up panel.
  • Users can scale AVs (1 pixel to 2x normal), flip AVs horizontally or vertically with simple commands.
  • AVs can be shared with a simple right click menu item. And are automatically saved to the prop set.
  • Users can have multiple prop sets, and switch between them effortlessly while chatting.

iPalaces can be obtained at: iPalaces