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Tess Whitcroft · 07-08-2008, 04:36 PM

From TechCrunch here

Google Launches Virtual World Called Lively

Well, this sucks for Second Life. Google is launching a new service today called Lively, 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.

Tess

Joshua Nightshade · 07-08-2008, 04:37 PM

Browser-based, non user content creating software is never going to compete with SL.

Adam Zaius · 07-08-2008, 04:39 PM

Looks more like an IMVU killer.

Still interesting enough.

Brenda Connolly · 07-08-2008, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joshua Nightshade

Browser-based, non user content creating software is never going to compete with SL.

but maybe it will draw some of the reality nitwits away from SL

Love · 07-08-2008, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Google has created a number of sample rooms that can be copied and altered, or users can start from scratch and build their own world.

The future of virtual worlds is a non-centralized approach, IMHO. It makes sense to extend the browser as opposed to running a separate client. To treat it as an extension to browsing, as opposed to it being considered a new platform.

I've been waiting for Google pick this up. I wonder if they'll go in that direction.

Lordfly Digeridoo · 07-08-2008, 04:42 PM

Looks like some content creation is allowed.

Lordfly Digeridoo · 07-08-2008, 04:44 PM

LAWL SERVER LOGIN ERROR

Fucking launch day.

Love · 07-08-2008, 04:46 PM

I'm actually pretty excited about this. It's useless ATM, but give it a few years for eBay, Amazon, and content providers to get involved...

Isablan Neva · 07-08-2008, 04:47 PM

Oooh, cartoon characters in a cartoon world...soon to feature targeted advertising based on whatever I last searched Google for.

Pass.

DJQuad · 07-08-2008, 04:49 PM

I want to has teh cyber with her.

Atashi Yue · 07-08-2008, 04:50 PM

Not creation, it's picking things out of a 'catalog' far as I can tell.

Love · 07-08-2008, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isablan Neva

Oooh, cartoon characters in a cartoon world...

Um. That's SL...

Love · 07-08-2008, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atashi Yue

Not creation, it's picking things out of a 'catalog' far as I can tell.

Dammit!

Joshua Nightshade · 07-08-2008, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lordfly Digeridoo

Looks like some content creation is allowed.

It looks like you pull stuff from a catalog.

Lordfly Digeridoo · 07-08-2008, 04:52 PM

It's definitely casual. LL has a room there now, Pathfinder's building it.

Atashi Yue · 07-08-2008, 04:54 PM

Add and Remove Objects: Can I Create Content?

Most of the avatars, clothing, and objects were created by vendors working for Google. We're also working with a small number of trusted testers, vendors and creative agencies as part of a test for creating custom items.
We hope to enable user-generated content and even more customization soon, but until then we've given you tons of choices from the catalog to help personalize your Lively experience.

Joshua Nightshade · 07-08-2008, 04:56 PM

So there you go. A place that doesn't allow content creation out of the box is never going to compete with SL. They will always be separate things.

Lordfly Digeridoo · 07-08-2008, 04:57 PM

No seriously, it has to allow content creation. There are a ton of things in the catalog with different profiles attached to them.

Sketchup maybe?

nevermind i can't read fast

Tess Whitcroft · 07-08-2008, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lordfly Digeridoo

LAWL SERVER LOGIN ERROR

Fucking launch day.

Still I grabbed tesswhitcroft and I will give it a good looking over once things calm down a bit.

Tess

Sarah Nerd · 07-08-2008, 05:01 PM

I'm gonna download and try. Doesn't hurt to look.

Bams · 07-08-2008, 05:02 PM

I just installed it to check it out and.... yeah not gonna be hopping outta SL anytime soon as a Lively convert :/

Takes longer to load than SL if that's possible and the interface sucks completely. It's just a glorified Chat room. Plus it uses that lame ass, download a tiny file which will go fetch the actual file thing and I can't stand that distribution model. I hate opening a port on my firewall for an installer or update program that runs at it's own leisure.

/me reaches for the uninstaller

Love · 07-08-2008, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joshua Nightshade

So there you go. A place that doesn't allow content creation out of the box is never going to compete with SL. They will always be separate things.

Why do you say that? Isn't it possible it can evolve? Didn't SL evolve?

Atashi Yue · 07-08-2008, 05:02 PM

Looks just like IMVU to me.

Lordfly Digeridoo · 07-08-2008, 05:05 PM

It's frozen Firefox 3 at least twice now.

The disk thrash is horrendous.

Atashi Yue · 07-08-2008, 05:06 PM

I'm not sure why I'm a cat in a cowboy hat? And why am I wiggling like that? Looks like I've got some sort of palsy. Or like I have to pee really bad.

07-08-2008, 04:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tess Whitcroft Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,341 My Mood: Awards: 1	Google's Second Life killer? From TechCrunch here Google Launches Virtual World Called Lively Well, this sucks for Second Life. Google is launching a new service today called Lively, 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. Tess

07-08-2008, 04:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
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07-08-2008, 04:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lordfly Digeridoo Grid.Living verf veruuuufffuurrr rufufurrrrr Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,905 SL Join Date: 7/21/2003 Business: Grid.Living XBOX Leaderboard: 15^th SLShopper Ads: 3 My Mood: Awards: 1	LAWL SERVER LOGIN ERROR Fucking launch day.

07-08-2008, 04:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
Love Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,405	I'm actually pretty excited about this. It's useless ATM, but give it a few years for eBay, Amazon, and content providers to get involved...

07-08-2008, 04:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
Isablan Neva Bohemian in Paradise Eggs Benedict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California: we do disasters right! Posts: 1,663 SL Join Date: November, 2004 Business: Sky Dreams, Tenth Muse Furniture SLShopper Ads: 2 My Mood:	Oooh, cartoon characters in a cartoon world...soon to feature targeted advertising based on whatever I last searched Google for. Pass.

07-08-2008, 04:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
DJQuad I has a user title Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 107 Business: CZ Estates and NxTek Solutions Inc SLShopper Ads: 1 My Mood:	I want to has teh cyber with her.

07-08-2008, 04:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
Atashi Yue Meh(Tee Em) Outside the Median Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,018 SLShopper Ads: 4 My Mood:	Not creation, it's picking things out of a 'catalog' far as I can tell.

07-08-2008, 04:52 PM	#15 (permalink)
Lordfly Digeridoo Grid.Living verf veruuuufffuurrr rufufurrrrr Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,905 SL Join Date: 7/21/2003 Business: Grid.Living XBOX Leaderboard: 15^th SLShopper Ads: 3 My Mood: Awards: 1	It's definitely casual. LL has a room there now, Pathfinder's building it.

07-08-2008, 04:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
Atashi Yue Meh(Tee Em) Outside the Median Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,018 SLShopper Ads: 4 My Mood:	Add and Remove Objects: Can I Create Content? Most of the avatars, clothing, and objects were created by vendors working for Google. We're also working with a small number of trusted testers, vendors and creative agencies as part of a test for creating custom items. We hope to enable user-generated content and even more customization soon, but until then we've given you tons of choices from the catalog to help personalize your Lively experience.

07-08-2008, 04:56 PM	#17 (permalink)
Joshua Nightshade Custom Unedited Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 32,145 SL Join Date: 10-11-2004 Business: abstract avatars! XBOX Leaderboard: 29^th SLShopper Ads: 16 My Mood:	So there you go. A place that doesn't allow content creation out of the box is never going to compete with SL. They will always be separate things.

07-08-2008, 04:57 PM	#18 (permalink)
Lordfly Digeridoo Grid.Living verf veruuuufffuurrr rufufurrrrr Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,905 SL Join Date: 7/21/2003 Business: Grid.Living XBOX Leaderboard: 15^th SLShopper Ads: 3 My Mood: Awards: 1	No seriously, it has to allow content creation. There are a ton of things in the catalog with different profiles attached to them. Sketchup maybe? nevermind i can't read fast

07-08-2008, 05:02 PM	#21 (permalink)
Bams Banned You can't give up on the World... of Warcraft! Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,448 Poker Drop Champion! Frogger Champion! Bubble Bobble Champion! Bomb Jack Champion! Blog Entries: 1 My Mood:	I just installed it to check it out and.... yeah not gonna be hopping outta SL anytime soon as a Lively convert :/ Takes longer to load than SL if that's possible and the interface sucks completely. It's just a glorified Chat room. Plus it uses that lame ass, download a tiny file which will go fetch the actual file thing and I can't stand that distribution model. I hate opening a port on my firewall for an installer or update program that runs at it's own leisure. /me reaches for the uninstaller

07-08-2008, 05:02 PM	#23 (permalink)
Atashi Yue Meh(Tee Em) Outside the Median Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,018 SLShopper Ads: 4 My Mood:	Looks just like IMVU to me.

07-08-2008, 05:05 PM	#24 (permalink)
Lordfly Digeridoo Grid.Living verf veruuuufffuurrr rufufurrrrr Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,905 SL Join Date: 7/21/2003 Business: Grid.Living XBOX Leaderboard: 15^th SLShopper Ads: 3 My Mood: Awards: 1	It's frozen Firefox 3 at least twice now. The disk thrash is horrendous.

07-08-2008, 05:06 PM	#25 (permalink)
Atashi Yue Meh(Tee Em) Outside the Median Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,018 SLShopper Ads: 4 My Mood:	I'm not sure why I'm a cat in a cowboy hat? And why am I wiggling like that? Looks like I've got some sort of palsy. Or like I have to pee really bad.

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