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Third Life???

Google has entered the social network/gaming/virtual world market by introducing Google Lively.  Since the plug-in is for PC only right now, I have not been able to try it out myself.  Based on the reviews that I have read so far, it seems to be an interesting customizable avatar creation tool plus a 3D “chat room” that you could easily embed in your own website or blog.  A reviewer called it a “clunky beta” at this point, but I do like the idea of a 3D space that is more integrated with the other Internet functions.  I will keep my eyes out for the release of Mac plug-in for Google Lively.  Meanwhile, here are some links for those of you that are interested:

Google Lively: Comprehensive Guide to Getting Started

Google Lively Introduced

Hands-on: Google’s Lively social 3D world is 20 percent done

Google Lively FAQ

July 13, 2008 - Posted by CJ | games, metaverse, second life | , , , | 2 Comments

2 Comments »

  1. I have to agree it is quite clunky, and in beta. It has a lot of potential though, and being linked with Google Accounts is very helpful. Lack of Mac support sure doesn’t help, but there is still a lot of time for improvement and new versions. They are also looking for more content developers and artists, check out their official help page at lively.com/help/

    Comment by Bob B | July 16, 2008 | Reply

  2. Here’s another important link, “Second Life Looks at Lively”:
    http://www.world2worlds.com/index.php/component/content/article/99

    and a fun video of an important group of panelists discussing Lively:

    http://www.world2worlds.com/media/bliplively.html

    Comment by Beth Harris | July 16, 2008 | Reply


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