Aside
from the usual way of connecting to Second Life © (SL) on a personal computer,
applications are available for connecting on the grid via mobile devices. SL
Enquirer has previously reported on Pocket Metaverse for the iOS; now we will
look into the Android OS and the Lumiya application. Stareyes Galaxy got herself
the application and went out to test it on SL.
There
are many times in life when I might want to stay in touch with my SL friends
while having no access to a computer. Often, in public places, WiFi is
available for free and sitting down with a cup of coffee having a chat with
friends could easily be done with a mobile phone.
Lumiya
is an authorized third-party viewer (TPV) for mobile Android devices. The TPV
list for Android includes two other viewers as well, “LittleSight” and “Mobile
Grid Client” but Lumiya seems to be more prevalent than the other two among
Android users. Lumiya can be found in
the “Google Play” store and it costs USD 3.46 to download. The client is 5.20
Mb in memory, so it is really a light weight application.
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