Play Games in Google Talk With Your Buddies

Google have come up with a real time gadgets API for Google Talk. This can be useful if you want to play games with your online friends. Real time gadgets API for Google Talk is a great news for Google talk users as you can enjoy online games while chatting with friends on Google Talk. This works with web based Google Talk Sandbox and it is expected soon to be available in Gtalk application also.

How to play games on web based Google Talk with your friends

• Open Google Talk Sandbox online.
• Click on any friend name in your web based Gtalk buddy list.
• Click Options -> Start Applications.
• Enter URL of game gadget and start playing.

Take an example of chess.

Play Chess within GTalk

Go to the sandbox and send the Google Talk Sandbox link to your Friend as well (http://talkgadget.google.com/talkgadget/sandbox).

When your friend starts to use Google Talk sandbox, click on “Options”, select “Start application” and paste the URL of the chess game (http://code.google.com/apis/talk/examples/chess.xml) and press Enter.

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Topic: Tips & Tricks, How to, Internet/ Web, Google
Tags: Fun, Games, Messenger, gtalk, online games, api, gchat games