Second Life

[AdamH]

What is so big about a 3d program where you walk around and talk to characters? Like, what do you actually do there and how come everywhere I look people are talking about this "game" if you can call it that?

[CyberHippie]

My theory is that it's a virtual world where you can be anything you want to be. For many people who are stick in turning through the wheels of our rigid society it's an escape where some people can do what they can't do...

I dunno... It's definitley an interesting phenomena. For some fantasy is just much better than reality.

[LionLocks]

I seen this show where a guy with CP(a dissability) used the game to live and enjoy a different life. he was in a wheelchair and his favorite thing to do in the game was go clubbing and dance.... I thought that was cool. Life......... Man i gotta start living again....

[\/\/illy]

What I find really interesting are the various 'situations' that arise and their 'virtual' solutions. A few examples are all the people making REAL money through their Second Life characters and then little social things like the guy that was buying slivers of land and erecting* huge billboards next to people with beautiful spaces and awesome views. There was also the woman who was being bullied by a bunch of teens and was rescued by a vigilante crew that responded to her distress call.

However, I agree with you. I don't really get the level of fascination.

* Hehehehehe... I said "erecting."