Second Life
I’ve never been that excited about computer games but the virtual life site Second Life sounds fascinating to me.
From what I read so far about it, it seems that those frustrated with their current life can create a virtual life complete with a made up image and personality, land, houses and other possessions as part of an open-ended computer generated virtual world.
The site was featured on the CBS Evening News this evening. They focused on a woman who designs and sells virtual clothing to the virtual residents of Second Life’s virtual world. But she makes real money doing it. Enough to live on.
Check out the cost of an island. Somebody’s making real money selling virtual real estate.
Now I could see myself getting real addicted to something like this.
It’s a way of writing a story and acting it out, like 3-D, real-time literature. A great place for visual artists to express themselves as well.
Of particular interest is that it mimics a free market where people are free to create and sell content and services in the Second Life economy. This is from the developer’s page:
Second Life is a 3D platform for developers who want to present, promote, and sell their content and applications to a broad online audience within an immersive, shared space.
Unlike other massive multiplayer online experiences, Second Life has few restrictions and provides broad and flexible content authoring experiences for developers interested in building, creating and evolving the world of Second Life.
Second Life provides our expanding developer community with ownership of anything it builds or creates in Second Life. It is yours to sell, trade or monetize within the rapidly increasing population of Second Life Residents.
Far out!
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