Sunday, May 6, 2012

Week 1 - Intro to Second Life!

Hello there! This blog is dedicated to my online course GSP475, where I will be jumping into a game called Second Life and doing an analytical research project over the next 8 weeks.

Second Life (or SL for short) is definitely not just a game. This game is a large virtual world, where real people from all over the world can join, communicate to friends and strangers, buy and sell products for their avatars or land (which also can be bought or sold), explore the world, and just.... basically anything you can do in the real world, you can do in Second Life (plus a few extra things because it's still a computer game :P).

Now, I've actually been a part of SL since 2007 (yes, that's right! 5 years!). I've explored so many different places and met so many different people, I can tell you upfront how amazing this experience can be... but also how different and weird things can be.


This picture was taken at a popular clothing and hair store for teens and young adults called [Buried]. It's become one of the most popular hang out spots for these type of people over the past 3 years, but it still attracts people of other types. Further into the project, I will go furthur into SL, meet new people, and get to know and learn what it's like start from scratch again.

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