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From the News Desk
Wednesday, 9. July 2008
Google Unwraps Lively-the Virtual World
Google recently unveiled a new free service named lively. Lively is a browser based virtual world add-on that lets users create and customize avatars and worlds, interact with other users, and generally have a richer social interaction than is offered by GTalk today.
Google thinks Lively will encourage even more people to dive into alternate realities because it isn't tethered to one Web site like Second Life, and it doesn't cost anything to use. After installing a small packet of software, a user can enter Lively from other Web sites, like social networking sites and blogs.
Even in beta form, a quick tour shows a surprisingly robust and flexible virtual world. However, it's only available on Windows XP and Vista for now.
Google has also released a Facebook application for Lively. And they are working on a version for MySpace. “We know people already spend a lot of time online socializing, so we just want to try to make it more enjoyable,” said Niniane Wang, engineering manager for the project.
The company said that the service was tested by a group of Arizona State University students. Wang further added saying that, “based on feedback from ASU students and with help from the Google Desktop team, we added support for playing YouTube videos in virtual TVs and showing photos in virtual picture frames inside our rooms. Better yet, the gadgets you have in your Lively rooms can also run on your desktop.”
Google thinks Lively will encourage even more people to dive into alternate realities because it isn't tethered to one Web site like Second Life, and it doesn't cost anything to use. After installing a small packet of software, a user can enter Lively from other Web sites, like social networking sites and blogs.
Even in beta form, a quick tour shows a surprisingly robust and flexible virtual world. However, it's only available on Windows XP and Vista for now.
Google has also released a Facebook application for Lively. And they are working on a version for MySpace. “We know people already spend a lot of time online socializing, so we just want to try to make it more enjoyable,” said Niniane Wang, engineering manager for the project.
The company said that the service was tested by a group of Arizona State University students. Wang further added saying that, “based on feedback from ASU students and with help from the Google Desktop team, we added support for playing YouTube videos in virtual TVs and showing photos in virtual picture frames inside our rooms. Better yet, the gadgets you have in your Lively rooms can also run on your desktop.”
