Week 11: Second Life #1

Joining Second Life and looking at some informational videos really had my interested, I think that it is kind of cool of creating your on avatar's life. After watching the movie Avartar, I always wanted to know what it will be like to be an avatar or to have one. But before I could teleport into my second life, I needed to know a lot more about it.  What is Second Life?  Second Life is a popular virtual space for meeting friends, doing business, and sharing knowledge. It is also a place where you can connect, shop, work, love, and explore. It is a place to be different, to be yourself, to free yourself, to free your mind, to change your mind, to change your look, to love your look, and to love your life.

When you enter Second Life for the first time, you'll start on the Welcome Island.  This area is designed to quickly teach you the basics of second life , including: walking, zooming with your camera, chatting, standing/sitting, flying, and teleporting.  Along the way you'll be rewarded with a few entertaining surprises.

There are many activities you can choose from, such as:

Push the limits: Enter a world with infinite possibilities and live a life without boundaries, guided only by your imagination. Do what you love, with the people you love, from anywhere in the world.

Wander: The sky is hardly the limit in Second Life. You'll journey through fictional landscapes and regions inspired by the real world. Soar on the back of a dragon, race through the littered alleys of a cyberpunk future, or stroll through a historically accurate Victorian garden. Second Life has it all.

Go anywhere: Explore destinations inspired by real cities, such as Dublin and Tokyo. Visit new spaces unique to Second Life, such as a Renaissance-inspired Camelot or the 3D home for your alma mater. Immerse yourself in any environment you can imagine: watch the sunset from a mountaintop, dance the night away in a club or plumb the depths of the ocean on a scuba trip.

Travel: Travel by foot, by flying, or else jump in a car, tank, plane or magic carpet. With infinite possibilities come limitless modes of transportation - why not drive a fancy car or sail a pirate ship? Or just spread your arms and take to the sky.

Make friends: Prepare to socialize like never before. Millions of Residents from around the world have made Second Life their online home, so there is no lack of people to meet or old friends to reconnect with.

Find events: Something fun and exciting is always happening in Second Life. From raves and concerts to lectures and screenings, there are plenty of events to explore. You can browse them from your event calendar.

Listed above are just a few activities, but there is so much more you can do.  There are video tutorials that shows you how to do each activities.

http://secondlife.com/whatis/?lang=en-US