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Melody wrote:Megani-chan wrote:Nambroth wrote:keschete wrote:
It seems like a very time consuming real time chat room. It has steps to guide you through the alternate reality setting.
BINGO!
It’s essentially a graphical chat room with millions of folks. It’s not really a game but a social program. I tried it once but was throughly put off by it.
Millions is right. Can you believe my university owns an island on that game, that only our students can go to? There are even entire courses offered here where the class meets online and the only time you ever see/talk to your Prof is in Second Life!
I had to drop out of a course because it was one of those kind and was not advertised as such when we signed up for it. I’m horrible with computers and don’t much like them, so there would just be too much margin for error if I were ever to attempt something like that. Plus, the idea just does not appeal to me at all 😆That sort of thing is what sparked my interest. It seems to be a fantasy setting for real world things.
There are six countries that have embassys there, the university courses, live concerts by real groups,there are real life lawyers that have offices and give virtual copyright advice, it seems like way more than a chat room.
I have no intention of “playing” but I am interested in the possible business side of it. It would be fun to open a virtual store or something there.
Or a dragon farm.Just be careful: http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/2006/11/second_life_spa.html
there ARE people who sell things using that “game”!! that is what i was hearing on the news, you can actualy sell stuff for real money in that place.
I don’t game at all, either online or on consoles, but SL has popped up in the newspapers on account of people spending real money on its digital ware, and because of all the pervs there who use it to virtually act out child abuse and pornography.
Greater Basilisk wrote:I don’t game at all, either online or on consoles, but SL has popped up in the newspapers on account of people spending real money on its digital ware, and because of all the pervs there who use it to virtually act out child abuse and pornography.
That’s one reason I was turned off from it, there is a lot of that sort of thing going on on there. 🙁
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My art: featherdust.comNytetyger wrote:Melody wrote:Megani-chan wrote:Nambroth wrote:keschete wrote:It seems like a very time consuming real time chat room. It has steps to guide you through the alternate reality setting.
BINGO!
It’s essentially a graphical chat room with millions of folks. It’s not really a game but a social program. I tried it once but was throughly put off by it.
Millions is right. Can you believe my university owns an island on that game, that only our students can go to? There are even entire courses offered here where the class meets online and the only time you ever see/talk to your Prof is in Second Life!
I had to drop out of a course because it was one of those kind and was not advertised as such when we signed up for it. I’m horrible with computers and don’t much like them, so there would just be too much margin for error if I were ever to attempt something like that. Plus, the idea just does not appeal to me at all 😆That sort of thing is what sparked my interest. It seems to be a fantasy setting for real world things.
There are six countries that have embassys there, the university courses, live concerts by real groups,there are real life lawyers that have offices and give virtual copyright advice, it seems like way more than a chat room.
I have no intention of “playing” but I am interested in the possible business side of it. It would be fun to open a virtual store or something there.
Or a dragon farm.Just be careful: http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/2006/11/second_life_spa.html
Cool! This is why I asked. I know I’d get some more info… but in a virtual world you can kill the infringers right? –
just kidding.. sort of.My sister plays it fairly often, and her room mate happens to be up in the Second Life ranks a fair ways. I tried it out a couple times, but I wasn’t very impressed. So many explicit and disgusting things going on if you turn the wrong corner 😯
Melody wrote:live concerts by real groups,there are real life lawyers that have offices and give virtual copyright advice, it seems like way more than a chat room.
I have no intention of “playing” but I am interested in the possible business side of it. It would be fun to open a virtual store or something there.
Or a dragon farm.The biggest problem I have had is getting the program locked up. I have a 2 year old laptop with a heavy graphic and gaming set up and I have Extreme DSL and I can play about ten minutes and the progam locks up and I have to close it and restart.
You need a fast computer and a fast internet connection….but you might find this a great advertising opportunity. I think a lot of people who like these type chat rooms/games like fantasy and mythical stuff and the Windstone line up should sell!
Hope I helped some.
I think the words “game” and “play” are not the most appropriate of terms, unless you consider your day-to-day life to be playing a game (some of us do, I suppose).
Linda, my wife, hosts a couple of Skeptical Buddhist meetings in Second Life. These go off pretty much as they would anywhere that you could expect a good crowd of like-mind people to come together. Which is to say that one could NOT expect it in our home town of Midland, Texas. Or even in anyone’s home town anywhere in the world.
Linda has good friends there, too. In our town we have numerous acquaintances but no friends. Second life is Linda’s primary contact with other people.
dragonmedley wrote:Dragon Master wrote:I though 2nd life was referring to bringing something back from retirment
Or something in those lines… I certainly was not expecting the name of a game.
Yea or a broken Windstone that got repaired so greatly, and got…a second lifeMelody wrote:I have no intention of “playing” but I am interested in the possible business side of it. It would be fun to open a virtual store or something there.
Or a dragon farm.Yes! HAHAHA a dragon farm! Then you won’t have to say “No, we can’t cast any more right now, our shelves are full” you can just say “Not right now, the dragons haven’t been born yet!” And yes, killing/flaming infringers is recommended 8)
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