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secondlife.com lol
what exactly is that? lol, would a person be a pathetic, lonely loser for using it?
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Second life is something you do NOT want to get involved in. For a variety of reasons.
It is what we call an MMO. Its short for MMORPG, which is short for Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.
Details.
Second life is a game where you can create an "Avatar". An avatar is a visual representation of "you" and can be made to look like whatever you like.
In second life, you can do pretty much anything you want to do. There is a language they use (a programming language) that allows you to create virtual objects and assign them behaviors, colors, shapes, etc.
Where it gets bad.
1) Second life is all about money. The game is capable of absorbing an infinite amount of REAL money. They have a currency called "Linden dollars" which you have to pay real money to obtain, and you can buy an infinite amount of "linden dollars". These linden dollars can be changed back into real money at will, though Im not sure how, and can be traded or used to buy things in the video game world.
Property (if you want a house) costs money. A little virtual TV to place in your virtual den with your virtual couch, costs money. So does the couch. It is a bottomless pit into which you can pour an infinite amount of money.
2) There are many severely unsavory aspects of second life, that exist purely because of the money. Property in second life has monetary value. Ill give you an example of how this turns sour.
There are people in second life who make their livings off of buying and selling property in this game world. There was a news article about one of these groups that engaged in very unseemly business practices. What they would do, is that if they owned property and wanted to buy more property around it, they would erect houses on the properties they owned.
A word on texturing, so you know what Im about to tell you. A "texture" is basically a picture you put on a flat surface. A common "texturing" would be to put a picture of bricks on the side of a virtual structure that is a house, so that the house now looks like it is made of bricks. You could put another picture on the roof that looks like shingles, and you now look like you have a brick house with a shingle roof.
In the game, the people would "texture" their houses with pornography. So that when other people whos properties were nearby would log in, they would see porn on houses near them. This would drive property values in the area down (as people didnt want to be in an area that had multiple houses covered in some pretty disgusting images) and the group doing the porn-houses would buy the properties and make a profit.
There are a host of other things that go on in that game, but the easiest way to say it is there are alot of really, really creepy people in this world. And second life seems to have attracted a large number of them.
If you want to play something online, I suggest some of the following.
City of Heroes/Villans - This game is one where you can create a hero or villan. You design your super hero or villan costume, and go out and start your career. You do missions for a city or criminal syndicate, you learn powers, its alot of fun. At lvl 14 you get a "travel power" which was one of my favorite parts of the game. You can choose to fly, run at super speeds, teleport, or Jump massive distances.
World of Warcraft - This is based more in olden times. In WoW there are two factions, the Alliance and the Horde. Each has its own history of mingled war and peace, and each is made up of a number of races. You begin as one of a number of classes, from a warrior (class designed to take damage) to a priest (class with healing abilities) to a mage (class that can throw magical damage from a distance) or a hunter(class that can train some animals and use them as an ally, or a "pet)
Those are the two I have played, there are others out there. They are more friendly to players and can be alot of fun.
Just dont let them run away with you.
And sorry for the wall o text.
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Hello.
I've never heard of this site before.. so I checked it out.
[Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
From there, it says:
What is Second Life?
Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by a total of 8,110,656 Residents from around the globe.
* From the moment you enter the World you'll discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity. Once you've explored a bit, perhaps you'll find a perfect parcel of land to build your house or business.
* You'll also be surrounded by the Creations of your fellow residents. Because residents retain the rights to their digital creations, they can buy, sell and trade with other residents.
* The Marketplace currently supports millions of US dollars in monthly transactions. This commerce is handled with the in-world unit-of-trade, the Linden dollar, which can be converted to US dollars at several thriving online Linden Dollar exchanges.
It sounds interesting.. and I wouldn't think you're a lonely loser if you used it. It looks kind of fun, actually!
--Jack
(15/m)
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I'd say, if you have the time to waste, and have nothing better to do, then you should use that website.
Although, getting involved with websites like this often leads to procrastination, so only use it if you don't easily get addicted to websites and if you have some spare time to waste.
Best Regards,
Mariah
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