2008-07-10

Google Launches Lively -- 3D Virtual World


Google's just launched Lively is a 3-D simulation application where users can customize avatars and create environments (rooms) with stuff they pick from a product catalog. The environments can also be embedded in blogs or web sites.
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Create an avatar and chat with your friends in rooms you design

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Lively by Google is a new product available in Google Labs. Create an avatar and chat with your friends in rooms you design.
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Create your own virtual space

Express yourself

Add your room to your site

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AP

Google ventures into virtual reality with 'Lively'

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.

The Lively application already works on Facebook, one of the Web's hottest hangouts, and Google is working on a version suitable for an even larger online social network, News Corp.'s MySpace.

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Google Lively: 3D Interactive Virtual World

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Google Lively: 3D Interactive Virtual World
Google Lively: Comprehensive Guide to Getting Started [SearchEngineWatch]
Google Lively: First Impressions - Advertising Lab: future of advertising and advertising technology
Official Google Blog: Be who you want on the web pages you visit