On Tuesday I had the privilege of meeting some of the people behind the effort to keep Google Lively from shutting down at the end of the month. They’ve set up a web site to try and convince Google to keep Lively, well alive.
I spoke with them because we think Vivaty is the closest thing to Google Lively out there. It’s browser based and true 3D. Vivaty does most everything Lively does, some other stuff, and some similar stuff just differently.
I met with KosmiK Guru, RandomHuman, JMichael, and a few other Livelyzens for an hour in Vivaty first. They were impressed with the look of our 3D and the ability to customize your own scenes. Many things appealed to them but what they really wanted to show me was Lively and their creations. So before I knew it I was hopping off to Lively.
I’ve used Lively before but hopping around and seeing how these Livelyzens spoke of their experiences there and creations made me a bit sad to know it was closing. Sure it’s competition but that’s what we in the virtual world industry need right now, and more of it not less.
I have to say, I’m going to be sad to see Lively go.
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