Second Life Users: Don’t Surrender Too Many US Dollars
If you need a way to escape your mundane life, you can try living a completely different life in a virtual world called Second Life (SL). Released in 2003, Second Life is a place where you can design a different “you” that will live among other SL members, doing everything as you would in the real world including talking, walking, buying and even making money.
Second Life has grown to be incredibly popular, gaining the interest of large moguls and businesses such as CNN. CNN has purchased land in SL and has real-time associates that work through SL to find out what the public constitutes as news. Many companies are working in SL by buying land, building extravagant structures and attracting SL members to visit their business and spend real dough. Land is actually sold and bid on through Ebay and you can choose to pay in
Members create everything that you see on Second Life.
If you wish to have a big house or fancy clothing on your avatar, you can purchase clothing textiles, marble gates for your driveway or even a beautiful home. However, it will cost you and it can cost a lot. However, to be a basic member of Second Life, you can register for free and you are able to walk around and chat with other members. The money is required if you truly want to take advantage of the program.
In my opinion, Second Life is an interesting idea and is noticeably popular. However, I feel it can be addicting, confusing and misleading if the users do not fully understand the difference between the real world and SL’s virtual reality. It is far too easy to be wrapped up into a virtual world where it ends up taking over what’s real. Critics have commented on the initial resistance of the Internet and how the hesitancy of Second Life prospective users is similar. Although, I don’t plan on buying virtual property over real property, I’d rather fix up my own home on Earth.
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