Earlier this evening I caught an item at Vint's blog, about a new browser based 3D environment: Just Leap In. New stuff is always exciting, so of course I signed up for the public beta right away. It took an hour or so to get access; not too bad, better than promised! I've been online in JLI for half an hour or so, and so far it's been interesting. There's a lot of rough edges, which is not strange given that it's early beta.
The installation procedure and the initial user experience remind me a lot of Google Lively; both require an install of a plugin in the browser, and both offer a range of prebuilt room templates to choose from. Both offer a host of accessories to place at your room, too. But, it seems the JLI rooms are easier to customize with your own content; apparenlty. Just Leap In features a more open approach in this regard, more open than Lively anyway. That could make JLI interesting to companies looking for branding opportunities.
Just Leap In also offers the option to embed a room in a web page. The result is this:
Stay tuned for updates!
1 comment:
If you suffer from the same problem as I do - each time you reload your room everything ends up on a heap/does not recall position, although it does remember texturing - contact the guys there, or leave a comment on your room. They'll ask you to leave it like that for a few days then for testing purposes.
(see the comment discussion on my room)
Cheers,
Vint
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