Comments on: Google launches IMVU clone? http://gwynethllewelyn.net/2008/07/09/google-launches-imvu-clone/ Socio-Economical Articles about the Second Life® world Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: MooncatX http://gwynethllewelyn.net/2008/07/09/google-launches-imvu-clone/comment-page-1/#comment-24556 MooncatX Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:59:20 +0000 http://gwynethllewelyn.net/?p=376#comment-24556 I think Lively has potential, though it's waaaay beta now. IMVU was neat when it began but rip off policies are making creators and users so disgusted they are leaving in droves. Lively is limited now but has room for growth. I've never tried Meez. I'll keep an eye on Lively for creator opportunities. mcx I think Lively has potential, though it’s waaaay beta now. IMVU was neat when it began but rip off policies are making creators and users so disgusted they are leaving in droves. Lively is limited now but has room for growth. I’ve never tried Meez. I’ll keep an eye on Lively for creator opportunities.

mcx

]]> By: MooncatX http://gwynethllewelyn.net/2008/07/09/google-launches-imvu-clone/comment-page-1/#comment-28843 MooncatX Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:59:00 +0000 http://gwynethllewelyn.net/?p=376#comment-28843 I think Lively has potential, though it's waaaay beta now. IMVU was neat when it began but rip off policies are making creators and users so disgusted they are leaving in droves. Lively is limited now but has room for growth. I've never tried Meez. I'll keep an eye on Lively for creator opportunities. mcx I think Lively has potential, though it’s waaaay beta now. IMVU was neat when it began but rip off policies are making creators and users so disgusted they are leaving in droves. Lively is limited now but has room for growth. I’ve never tried Meez. I’ll keep an eye on Lively for creator opportunities.

mcx

]]> By: Piprrr Godel http://gwynethllewelyn.net/2008/07/09/google-launches-imvu-clone/comment-page-1/#comment-22913 Piprrr Godel Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:44:34 +0000 http://gwynethllewelyn.net/?p=376#comment-22913 I just played with it and came away a little disappointed. One of the users accurately described it as "Yahoo IM meets Second Life." It's just a glorified 3D chat facility. The avatars are a bit limited in appearance. There is no scripting. There is NO user generated content. (They state that they plan on introducing that in the future.) Each user can create a "room" and invite others to it; but there's nowhere near the same sense of "space" that one derives from Second Life. Summary: ho hum. I just played with it and came away a little disappointed. One of the
users accurately described it as “Yahoo IM meets Second Life.” It’s
just a glorified 3D chat facility.

The avatars are a bit limited in appearance. There is no scripting.
There is NO user generated content. (They state that they plan on
introducing that in the future.) Each user can create a “room” and
invite others to it; but there’s nowhere near the same sense of
“space” that one derives from Second Life.

Summary: ho hum.

]]> By: Piprrr Godel http://gwynethllewelyn.net/2008/07/09/google-launches-imvu-clone/comment-page-1/#comment-28842 Piprrr Godel Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:44:00 +0000 http://gwynethllewelyn.net/?p=376#comment-28842 I just played with it and came away a little disappointed. One of the users accurately described it as "Yahoo IM meets Second Life." It's just a glorified 3D chat facility. The avatars are a bit limited in appearance. There is no scripting. There is NO user generated content. (They state that they plan on introducing that in the future.) Each user can create a "room" and invite others to it; but there's nowhere near the same sense of "space" that one derives from Second Life. Summary: ho hum. I just played with it and came away a little disappointed. One of the
users accurately described it as “Yahoo IM meets Second Life.” It’s
just a glorified 3D chat facility.

The avatars are a bit limited in appearance. There is no scripting.
There is NO user generated content. (They state that they plan on
introducing that in the future.) Each user can create a “room” and
invite others to it; but there’s nowhere near the same sense of
“space” that one derives from Second Life.

Summary: ho hum.

]]> By: Gwyneth Llewelyn http://gwynethllewelyn.net/2008/07/09/google-launches-imvu-clone/comment-page-1/#comment-22898 Gwyneth Llewelyn Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:08:22 +0000 http://gwynethllewelyn.net/?p=376#comment-22898 ... and so does <a href="http://millionsofus.com/blog/archives/476" rel="nofollow">Millions of Us</a>. And I wonder if the Sheep's announcement that they would be "just doing Flash games on the Web" meant they would just develop for Google's Lively. Hmm. … and so does Millions of Us. And I wonder if the Sheep’s announcement that they would be “just doing Flash games on the Web” meant they would just develop for Google’s Lively. Hmm.

]]> By: Gwyneth Llewelyn http://gwynethllewelyn.net/2008/07/09/google-launches-imvu-clone/comment-page-1/#comment-28841 Gwyneth Llewelyn Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:08:00 +0000 http://gwynethllewelyn.net/?p=376#comment-28841 ... and so does <a href="http://millionsofus.com/blog/archives/476" rel="nofollow">Millions of Us</a>. And I wonder if the Sheep's announcement that they would be "just doing Flash games on the Web" meant they would just develop for Google's Lively. Hmm. … and so does Millions of Us. And I wonder if the Sheep’s announcement that they would be “just doing Flash games on the Web” meant they would just develop for Google’s Lively. Hmm.

]]> By: Gwyneth Llewelyn http://gwynethllewelyn.net/2008/07/09/google-launches-imvu-clone/comment-page-1/#comment-22896 Gwyneth Llewelyn Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:58:32 +0000 http://gwynethllewelyn.net/?p=376#comment-22896 I guess Raph Koster is fuming... Google stole Metaplace's show :) I guess Raph Koster is fuming… Google stole Metaplace’s show :)

]]> By: Gwyneth Llewelyn http://gwynethllewelyn.net/2008/07/09/google-launches-imvu-clone/comment-page-1/#comment-28840 Gwyneth Llewelyn Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:58:00 +0000 http://gwynethllewelyn.net/?p=376#comment-28840 I guess Raph Koster is fuming... Google stole Metaplace's show :) I guess Raph Koster is fuming… Google stole Metaplace’s show :)

]]> By: Gwyneth Llewelyn http://gwynethllewelyn.net/2008/07/09/google-launches-imvu-clone/comment-page-1/#comment-22893 Gwyneth Llewelyn Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:56:16 +0000 http://gwynethllewelyn.net/?p=376#comment-22893 Rivers Run Red is taking it pretty seriously, according to <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080708006342&newsLang=en" rel="nofollow">Business Wire</a>. Rivers Run Red is taking it pretty seriously, according to Business Wire.

]]> By: Gwyneth Llewelyn http://gwynethllewelyn.net/2008/07/09/google-launches-imvu-clone/comment-page-1/#comment-28839 Gwyneth Llewelyn Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:56:00 +0000 http://gwynethllewelyn.net/?p=376#comment-28839 Rivers Run Red is taking it pretty seriously, according to <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080708006342&newsLang=en" rel="nofollow">Business Wire</a>. Rivers Run Red is taking it pretty seriously, according to Business Wire.

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