''Smeet'' is a discontinued
browser-based virtual world
A virtual world (also called a virtual space or spaces) is a Computer simulation, computer-simulated environment which may be populated by many simultaneous users who can create a personal Avatar (computing), avatar and independently explore th ...
video game developed in Berlin, Germany. Smeet is a browser based 3D social multiplayer online game. The game was developed by Smeet Communications
GmbH
(; ) is a type of Juridical person, legal entity in German-speaking countries. It is equivalent to a (Sàrl) in the Romandy, French-speaking region of Switzerland and to a (Sagl) in the Ticino, Italian-speaking region of Switzerland.
It is a ...
.
History
In January 2011, Smeet reached around six million subscribers and was translated into twelve different
languages
Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing. Human language is ch ...
.
In November 2023, it was announced Smeet is closing down and ending service.
January 5, 2024 the sMeet game was closed.
Gameplay
Players can choose from several themed
quiz
A quiz is a form of mind sport in which people attempt to answer questions correctly on one or several topics. Quizzes can be used as a brief Educational assessment, assessment in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abil ...
zes and
minigame
A minigame (also spelled mini game and mini-game, sometimes called a subgame or microgame) is a short game often contained within another video game. A minigame contains different gameplay elements and is often smaller or more simplistic than th ...
s or complete tasks and games, generating Fame Points through the leveling system. Players can also buy
pets
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, plants, and
fantasy creatures that they can feed and water, causing them to grow over time.
Users can create and
customize their
profiles and avatars, earn “Fame Points”, and progress to higher
levels. With increasing numbers of Fame Points and levels, users gain a higher
social status
Social status is the relative level of social value a person is considered to possess. Such social value includes respect, honour, honor, assumed competence, and deference. On one hand, social scientists view status as a "reward" for group members ...
and can receive additional content.
Smeet can be played from Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Android, or iPhone.
Partnership and projects
Smeet has numerous
partner projects with
brands including
RTL (
Bertelsmann
The Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, commonly known as Bertelsmann (), is a German privately held company, private multinational corporation, multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate corporation based in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, ...
),
,
and
Bravo.
Smeet also enables a social viewing feature via the integration of videos with
user-generated content
User-generated content (UGC), alternatively known as user-created content (UCC), emerged from the rise of web services which allow a system's User (computing), users to create Content (media), content, such as images, videos, audio, text, testi ...
. The videos are mainly streamed from
video-sharing websites such as
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in ...
, but there have also been partnerships with national
television channels.
References
See also
*
IMVU
External links
* {{Official, https://www.smeet.com/
2007 video games
Social casual games
Facebook games
Browser games
Multiplayer online games
Virtual world communities
German social networking websites
Windows games
Macintosh games
Companies based in Berlin