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Second Life
http://www.secondlife.com
Part game, part reality, Second Life is one of the rapidly growing 3-D virtual world communities currently beginning to populate the internet. Created and designed by Phillip Rosedale and the folks at Linden Labs, Second Life is a user controlled virtual world to explore. Users can participate in SL almost as if it were a real place. Feel like sky diving, swimming with dolphins, or just hanging out at a popular nightclub? Do it! SL is bound only by the limits of the imaginations of its users.
Currently boasting over 2 million residents SL is a place to meet people, participate in individual or group activities, and even learn a few new skills. Basic accounts are free, but you will need to download the Second Life software. Create a name, create an avatar and you are off to explore this strange new world. Your avatar can be as realistic or as adventurous as you dare and you can choose to participate in PG or Mature areas depending on your personal preferences.
Unlike many MMORPG’s (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) Second Life has its own economy that has become a real world reality. Users can buy and sell land, products and services for SL $L (Lindens) which can be exchanged for real US dollars. Large real world business and corporations even have taken notice of SL and are starting to woo SL residents to the places they have crafted. Everything from real time virtual meetings to real world products have made their way into the SL economy. Second Life is on the verge of becoming a much-desired extension of the internet where an avatar is as common as an email address.
Fun things to do in Second Life? Checkout the NBC complex (yes, that NBC). It is a virtual recreation of Rockefeller Plaza in NYC. You can ice skate or play hockey on the ice rink and I even attended the lighting of the Rockefeller Plaza Christmas tree in real time. Many real world (and well-known) musicians are starting to use Second Life as a concert platform. The list of SL events is endless and there is always much to do. So go have fun and explore this virtual 3-D playground.
LA. Judge
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