Hapori Tohu Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Today, after a beta test in the UK, LEGO has officially released their new kid-friendly social network app, LEGO Life, in the United States and seven other countries. Wired, Fortune, and Engadget all spoke with its director, Rob Lowe, about all the considerations and challenges of creating a safe and healthy environment for kids to share and discuss their LEGO creations and their favorite LEGO themes. You can check out the app yourself on iTunes and Google Play, or read on for the official press release! View the full article Quote News Forums Q&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Sounds like a fun app for younger kids and teens. I would consider getting it if I wasn't an adult already. Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny316p Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Sounds like a fun app for younger kids and teens. I would consider getting it if I wasn't an adult already. We know from other announcements that LEGO will be putting some "content" exclusively on the app. There are, of course, obvious reasons why it's unfortunate that they'd put anything exclusively on a kid-oriented social network...but having yelled at a few LEGO employees about this already, I don't think they'll stop putting things in places where they will be lost or forgotten... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Sounds like a fun app for younger kids and teens. I would consider getting it if I wasn't an adult already. Just to clarify, there's no upper age limit. Anyone can join who has a mobile device and a LEGO.com account. Like most LEGO.com and LEGO Club content (message boards, galleries, articles, magazines, building challenges, etc), it's primarily intended to be fun for younger users and protect their safety and privacy, and may be frustrating to AFOLs who are used to communities with fewer limitations, but it still has some stuff that certain adults might enjoy. The app syncs with your LEGO.com account, and certain things like gallery creations and liked videos are shared between both platforms. I joined yesterday. My nickname is "SirFascinatingOctopus". Took a lot of rolls of the dice to get a nickname I was totally happy with! It would be much nicer if it would let you scroll back through nicknames you've already rolled so you didn't need to dismiss a decent nickname forever in hopes of getting a better one. I will warn that once you choose a nickname, you are stuck with it — as far as I can tell there's nowhere in the app to change your nickname. I did encounter one annoying glitch — I was unable to save anything I created for the LEGO Elves sticker challenge — but hopefully that will be sorted out soon. I also hope they add more character feeds, like maybe a LEGO Elves character or two. Overall, I think the app seems really well designed for what it's intended to be, even if some aspects are frustrating or could use fine-tuning. Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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