Jul 09 2008
Google enters Social Gaming with ‘Lively’
Hurry up if you want to grab some beta testing spots on Google’s entry into Social Gaming: Lively .
There have been persistent rumors for a long time that Google had a project in the works in this area but it is still unclear if this offering is ‘it’. Getting started is very straightforward (if you are running Windows that is..). Download a browser extension, register on the site and off you are ready to enter a brand new SecondLife’ish world where you can create your very own avatar with a lot of clothing options, create and furnish your room and interact with others that join the game. Nothing too novel when it comes to Social gaming and that is why many people find themselves questioning this move by Google. For a company that already have so many popular online applications ranging from maps and emails to content sharing sites it does open up some rather interesting possibilities in regards to how some of these could get ties into a social gaming platform.
Who knows, in a years time you may be lounging in your virtual chair on planet XyzEboo reading your Gmails as your favorite YouTube videos blast from your equally virtual TV set. Then again - would you want to?
A short video of the game can be found here: YouTube Video
Opened today so go check it out.
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