Lively vs. Second Life
Please find below a brief review, based on several online articles about the new release of Google Lively.
Please keep in mind that this comparison should be considered as it is UP-TO-DATE, due the upgrades will be made on this early version of Lively.
Lively vs. Second Life
OWNER
Google Inc. vs. Linden Research, Inc
DEVELOPER
Google Inc. vs. Linden Research, Inc.
GENRE
Internet based Virtual World vs. Virtual World
OS
Win vs. Win-Mac-Lin
RELEASE
May 8, 2008 vs. June 23, 2005
MEDIA
plugin browser (Explorer-Firefox) vs. Secon Life Applications Pack
INTEGRATION WITH THE INTERNET
integrated (embedded contents in/out + url) vs. Not-integrated
HANDS DOWN
very easy to use vs. easy to use
CUSTOMIZABLE
programming not allowed vs. programming allowed
INPUT
keyboard, mouse vs. keyboard, mouse, gamepad, 3Dconnexion space navigator.
COMMUNICATION AMONG AVATARS
IM + body language vs. IM + body language
AVATARS LIVE PRESENCE
up to 20 in the same room vs. (in theory) class 5 sims up to 100
CURRENCY
no-currency vs. L$
“PHILOSOPHY”
“A while ago, I looked around the social web and wished that it could be less static,” explained Google engineering manager Niniane Wang
vs.
“It’s our mission to connect us all to an online world that advances the human condition”, official mission statement published on the Linden Labs’ website.
