Oct 22-Oct28
Ever wished to roam around a place full of exciting things with lots to do? If visiting neighborhoods, shopping malls, nightclubs, sports arenas, churches, libraries, casinos-virtually every space that exists in the real world isn't enough what about the adventures in castles, space stations, dungeons, Wild West towns, and cities in the sky-virtually everything from the infinite universe of the imagination. How about traveling not just on foot, or by planes, trains, and flying saucers but gondolas, fuel-injected muscle cars, mechanical unicorns, fearsome gun ships, giant snails, smog-belching mech robots, stardust-powered magic broomsticks-or on your own power, with the innate ability that all Residents have, to teleport and fly at will. What is this? I ain't living my life but am living my life in a parallel world!
Yes, this world has girls 'n guys, jobs, entertainment and everything you can imagine. You make real money from this game (yeah, it's true) which gets converted into US dollars. You meet real life people as avatars, make relationships and even marry them. You go for jobs and earn money. This game is a true, real life online world. Live your life again, ladies n gentlemen!
What is Second Life?
Is it a computer game, virtual world or talker? This debate can go on for ages. For me, its all three. This is an online virtual world game imagined, created, inhabited and owned by tens of thousands of inhabitants from all walks of life. All content is user-created by game's built-in software. 3D modelling and texturing are used by people to create content.
Things to do in Second Life:
It's better to ask what you can't do. There are millions of people playing Second Life. In this highly interactive game you retain all the rights to your digital creations. Now what? You can purchase, sell and trade your goods with other residents. You can do whatever you want in this virtual world, travel , explore, meet residents, socialize, visit churches, libraries, create and trade items or services, participate in individual and group activities. The only limiting factor here might be our imagination.
Economy:
The currency used in SL is Linden dollars. Through an exchange Linden dollars can be converted to US dollars. Examples of what residents do in order to earn money include: selling furniture, animations, sounds, clothing, giving tours, owning businesses, planning parties, go for jobs, be a DJ, giving tattoos and many more. If you are talented, there is lots of money to be earned. You may design clothes for other residents, if they wish. Very few have made $1 million dollars in-game(transferred to real money), selling real estates and around hundreds have earned more than $5000!!
What's happening in Second Life:
Millions of people already, and more joining. The virtual world is getting bigger, real life individuals as avatars play in the game and live in this world, businesses, governments, and colleges are buying islands and setting up shops. For example, Sundance is screening movies, Universities are holding classes and experiments, Sweden has setup a virtual embassy in hopes of attracting real-life tourists, American Apparel has an in-world shop to sell hoodies and T-shirts to comfort-craving residents, Meetings are held between company and executives from around the world to discuss various issues, Toyota’s Scion division built an in-world dealership and driving track to let residents check out cars... The list goes on endless...
How to start:
Download Second Life client, register to create your character, choose your membership plan, and log in. You're second life is here! You create your character and bring it to life in this world. Each and every aspect or detail of the character is chosen by the user. There are infinite ways to customize your character by 3D modelling and even the accessories, so that no two persons look alike in this world. Try designing items, sell and earn money!
Now if you think you want to live a parrallel fun life much beyond the world of your own imaginations then this is the right game and place for you.This is not just a game. This is life. Yes, Second Life!
System Requirements+ Features(
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Softpedia (Linux and Mac viewers available)
Content: Rated 16+
Genre: 3D dynamic virtual world, Massively Multiplayer Online, Talker, Sim.
Happy Gaming! See you next week..Sayonara 
George.J
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Sounds like Everquest on steroids. As a recovering EQ addict, its probably best that I stay far away from Second Life.
This is a cra.... game .. I have downloaded the software and cannot get it to work .. It is way too complicated, with lots of popups asking you to buy things, and milk more money out of desperate people who do not have a real life and feel like they have to buy a life online.
I cannot even get the tutorial to work properly .. it keeps freezing and some of the buttons don't work .. what a waste of time..
Larry
Please post your problems at Second Life forum: http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Forums/ct-p/Forums
The game runs fine for me, possibly your connection or hardware might have some problems. Also the game is completely free to play, although there is a premium account if you want to buy land in the Second Life world or to receive a monthly stipend or to access advanced support.
Also you can check out for offline and online video and text tutorials provided at the website and many other websites are also offering the same. Just search in Google.
Re. your, "...and milk more money out of desperate people who do not have a real life and feel like they have to buy a life online," love it. Great statement. How true! However, there are lots and lots of people who do not have "real lives," unfortunately--and lots and lots of them probably don't play video games. You can't really blame them for “not having lives," is what I mean. Sometimes life gets complicated, as I'm sure you can understand.
Yeah how true. In this fast paced world nobody has a real life. Atleast some of these games offer us one, especially for the desperate.
Pardon my wet blanket, but I've always viewed computer games as a waste of computing power. There is so much more a computer can do and a whole real world to explore online. No offense, gamers. Just one man's opinion.
You are entitled to your opinion and I agree that a computer is a powerful tool capable of doing much compared to the “old” days. Of course I’m dating myself because I grew up without computers and TV for the most part. HA! Games are a release and there is a whole industry out there that was spawned by games. Pong, and all of the arcade games that followed. I’m sure you have no knowledge about this nor did you spend money in these places? Of course not. I too don’t play games on my computer but it’s by choice. Not because I don’t want to but because it’s a business machine. Then again that’s a horse of another color now isn’t it?
For people who just think the same : :-)
I recently learned something quite interesting about video games. Many young people have developed incredible hand, eye, and brain coordination in playing these games. The air force believes these kids will be our outstanding pilots should they fly our jets. ---Ronald Reagan
Prose is an art form, movies and acting in general are art forms, so is music, painting, graphics, sculpture, and so on. Some might even consider classic games like chess to be an art form. Video games use elements of all of these to create something new. Why wouldn't video games be an art form? ----Sam Lake
'I wake up in the morning, brush my teeth, take bath, change clothes, go for a job, buy and sell stuff, listen to music, party, flirt, watch full length movies, chat, shop, fight, fly, drive, fish, gamble, have sex, play games, go to night clubs, amusement parks, concerts, brothels, malls.'
Why bother with this second life when I have this in my real life already! ;-)
Torres the debauched magnifico!!!
'I wake up in the morning, brush my teeth, take bath, change clothes, go for a job, buy and sell stuff, listen to music, party, flirt, watch full length movies, chat, shop, fight, fly, drive, fish, gamble, have sex, play games, go to night clubs, amusement parks, concerts, brothels, malls.'
Why bother with this second life when I have this in my real life already! ;-)
Torres the debauched magnifico!!!
Torres the “debauched (to lead away from virtue or excellence) magnifico?” I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes. If you call what you are doing a “real life” you have less going for you than you think.
Luckily, this is the only place where my gf would allow me to flirt and party with real life girls (atleast as avatars) ;-) Else I'd be butchered. LOL
I'm with YOU,Babes
Features from Softpedia:
1.Adventure in castles, space stations, dungeons, Wild West towns, and cities in the sky-virtually everything from the infinite universe of the imagination.
2.Travel on foot, or by planes, trains, and flying saucers; gondolas, fuel-injected muscle cars, mechanical unicorns, fearsome gun ships, giant snails, smog-belching mech robots, stardust-powered magic broomsticks-or on your own power, with the innate ability that all Residents have, to teleport and fly at will.
3.Alter your character's appearance to look like anything - an imaginary superhero, a mythical monster, or your own mirror image
Thousands more that you can't imagine in real life...Do read to get a hint that this is larger than real life..When i said 'virtually everything you can imagine' i really meant it....;-) But thanks a lot for your comment, this will let me to change my intro into something more exciting than real life.
This is an incredible addicting life.i used to play it whole night till 4am before i shifted to new place where proxy's download limit doesnt allow me to play.I miss my friends there.
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