Second Life Intro

After completing the first tutorial for Second Life, I would have to say I am not quite hooked yet. It does seem intriguing, however, I just do not see this as something that I would enjoy to use. Second Life is an online virtual world. To start, you sign up (for free) and create an avatar, which you use to explore the (virtual) world, meet other residents, socialize and  participate in individual and group activities. Second Life is intended for users 16 years and older.

I started playing The Sims 3 after my experience with that a couple weeks ago, and became hooked to that. When I started exploring Second Life, I kept noticing little differences between Second Life and the Sims 3 throughout the tutorials. I find it hard to adjust from The Sims 3 to Second Life, especially when I was personalizing my avatar.

Overall, I think that Second Life does present our society with a lot of possibilities and opportunities, especially in the field of communication. However, because of age restrictions, I cannot see myself using this program again in the future, aside from my EIT class.