Jump to content

LEGO Life App Now Available for Download


Recommended Posts

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

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Sounds like a fun app for younger kids and teens. I would consider getting it if I wasn't an adult already. :P

 

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...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Sounds like a fun app for younger kids and teens. I would consider getting it if I wasn't an adult already. :P

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...