Google’s Lively: Second Life in a web browser

July 9, 2008 by Daniel
Filed under Computers, Software

Google Lively
In the last 24 hours, Google has introduced another innovative product and this one is like Second Life in a web browser, the 3D chat room plug-in is called Lively.

One of the best ways to spread the word about a new product or service is with social networking and blogs, how about being able to embed the very product into those blogs and sites through an iframe embed code.

Google’s Lively will bring another dimension of the web and while it’s only 20 percent complete, this portable 3D space will let you interact with visitors via avatars and build rooms.

With many chat rooms having been the talk of dodgy discussions in the past, it seems Lively 3D chat rooms have been able to only have activities in the G to PG range.

Lively has been made with simplicity in mind and its extremely easy to install the plug-in and the embed code is something everyone has come to use and know in other applications. This is only a Google Labs beta phase, but if it gets enough attention here then we could see the web getting more Lively.

Although Lively is still a clunky beta, Ars Technica has given the service a full hands-on review. Could you get use to Lively’s cartoony environments?

Watch the video explaining what Lively is below.