This is a question people tend to ask me a lot.

Second Life is a good outlet for my creative moods and is a really fun 3D chat room at the same time. I can build whatever I like, whether it is psychically impossible or not. I meet a lot of people from all over the world  which makes it amazingly interesting too.

The media

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OMG, SECOND LIFE IS ONE BIG SODOM AND GOMORRAH WITH ILLEGAL PORN, GAMBLING AND A BUNCH OF ANIMALS HAVING RANCID SEX!!
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Yes, it’s true. Partially tho. Because the ones who accuse Second Life and it’s residents of this, should have a good look at their own “real life” surroundings and country. Thing is, SL is not that much different from RL. Only difference is, that in you cannot die in SL, you don’t need food nor have to take a crap in the bushes.

Dubious porn will be everywhere and gambling too (although it’s banned from SL) About “animal” sex… hehehe oh well, aren’t we all a little animal inside sometimes. Don’t tell me you didn’t growl once when you blew your load. I will come back on this particular subject later this week.

Machinima

So yeah, besides all the weird things that happen in there, there are also some quite interesting things to mention. It’s a very good place for Machinima for example. I’ve even bought a special mouse for it, since that makes filming a whooooole lot easier.

SIC49 A video impression from FoxSan Yosuke on Vimeo.

3D and Art creations

What I cant create at work (because of that stupid thing called building code and gravity) I can create in SL. Trying to keep things as realistic as possible withing the boundaries of available building blocks. Yeah… available building blocks. One cant just create something without having to keep a certain amount of building blocks in the back of his or her mind. Per square meter of land, one has a fixed amount of building blocks. Too much hassle to talk about it right now.

Exploring

This is probably the most interesting part of whole SL. With almost 1.800.000.000 sqm of land, the world of Second Life has become really -REALLY- big. Same thing with the users. Back in 2006, it was considered a busy day when there were 15.000 residents online, today it nearly reaches 60.000.

I will actually go travel around in SL and try to stay in-world permanently for a week or so. Ofcourse, crashes and other failures may interrupt it briefly, but the goal is to stay in-world for an extended period of time.

My goal? To meet more people and see many weird creations too.

I’ll keep you posted about this