Google Virtual Chat

Interesting launch from Google. http://www.lively.com/html/landing.html. Using Lively you can create your own virtual (class)room for meetings and customize your avatar, stream personal photos and video. Is this competition for a 2nd Life experience. Time will tell. As its from Google I would expect this to be easy to use and also built for their new mobile platform. Creating stuff in 2nd Life is not that easy and requires money and time. Withy Lively sounds like you can setup a virtual classroom in minutes. The big plus I feel with both 2nd Life and Lively is having Voice over IP (VOIP) as it becomes a more attractive and interactive environment for potential learning experiences.