Every game is an escape from reality in some fashion or another. Games take some element of reality and simulate it to varying degrees. Battleship, for example, simulates a naval battle by allowing opposing players to select where on a board to place their ships and where to fire their missiles. Fog of war is [...]

We have all heard of different companies using Second life for Marketing and even small time people doing business in Second Life. Some people are doing so much business they don’t have to have a real life job and devote their whole time to running their business in the game. Organizations and governments are also [...]

Second life.  What is this?  The first time I heard of this Second Life, that was my initial reaction.  Actually, the first time I heard of it was on a television show in which the shows sort of nerdy and quirky character was talking about his second life character.  I didnt believe it at first, but after checking out the site [...]

Second life has been getting a lot of attention as far its bizarreness. But honestly, I don’t think it’s that bizarre of an idea. It’s not too far outside of the boundaries of many forms of entertainment that are already extraordinarily popular. I think it’s exactly the same thing as indulging in video or [...]

Don’t we have enough problems in our real life? Don’t we have enough joys in our real life? Don’t we have enough avenues to spend our money in our real life? Don’t we have enough entertainment in our real life? It is obvious that many individuals seek online extra excitement and alter lifestyles [...]

Rumors said that the company SECOND LIFE IS WORTH 2,180 million USD. Another rumor is that Google wants to buy Second Life. Google wants people to use Google earth in their virtual life.

Second life has been referred to as a game. But a game consists of scores, winners or losers, levels and strategies. There are games inside second life, but the game itself is not a game. Second life consists of avatars. These are digital creations of ones self. Another way I look at it is how [...]

Just when you though your first life was too much to handle…they offered you a second one.  Second Life embodies the fantasies of its users; your second life is everything you want it to be.  Yet, amoung numerous opportunites to seek adventure and run a business, second life offers people the opportunity to hide behind a mask [...]

Massively multiplayer online games have been in existence since the early days of the Internet. Ultima Online pioneered the way for other, more advanced games. To complement such games, sites were created to sell in-game currency, items, and even characters for real money. Ebay only helped to fuel this revolution. But the sale of in-game [...]

As disturbing as Second Life initially appears, it has the potential to do wonders for the trades and businesses of the real world. I’m finding that it can be as real as one allows or it can be kept at a healthy distance. Based upon my minimal understanding of the site, I perceive it as almost a [...]