Tag archive: Lively

Just four and a half months ago, Google launched a new 3D, interactive chat service called Lively, which enabled users to create virtual world avatars and talk with other lively users in 3D spaces. But today, Google announced it will be shutting down Lively at the end of December, saying it wants to focus on its core business activities, including online advertising and search. “Google has always been supportive of this kind of… Read More

Goofy animated avatars and colorful fantasy worlds may sound like the stuff of a new Wii game or time-killing mobile app, but they’re actually part of one of Google’s most playful new projects yet. The company strayed from its utilitarian side on Wednesday with the launch of Lively, a new chat environment that adds graphics and animation to the usually plain world of chat. With Lively, Webmasters can set up a virtual… Read More