Lively by Google, the search giant’s product for creating 3D virtual worlds on the web, will be shutting down at the end of the year.
This news isn’t a big surprise — despite creative director Kevin Hanna’s speculation about expanding the product to include casual games, and his statement that the user... (Read more)
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The Livelyzens (Lively users) are coming together to appeal to Google
to keep Lively alive.
Lively is a great platform for interaction as well as creativity. It
is easy to use, browser based, embeddable on webpages to bring a 3D
experience right on your website. While Lively has been in beta and
has limited capability in terms of the objects and avatars available,
the Livelyzens have been able to come up with very creative ways to
create art from what is available. All this in a "clean" 3D world
thanks to Google's vigilance in getting rid of rooms with
inappropriate content. More than anything, Lively has become a place
to make friends for life – from all over the world with wonderful
people.
Please visit our website http://livelyzens.com and participate in the
Lively Machinima contest we are conducting to show the creative
potential of Google Lively. Please also sign our online petition
http://www.petitiononline.com/golively/petition.html
We request netizens to support us in reviving a wonderful 3D world
that is a kid friendly and a creative space for art and interaction
amongst adults.
Thank You
Livelyzens
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