Real Life, Second Life, No Life...

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

You may want to think hard about that one.

There's a line between "spending a lot of time getting good at a game" and "mortgaging your real life so you can live it in virtual reality." Everything I've heard about SL has been too much on the latter side.

Spending an inordinate amount of time in an online community – discussing random and trivial things? Absurd! Nobody would do that. None of us here have that addiction….

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

While, I have very little interest in gaming, I've heard a lot about this and find the concept interesting. I wonder how common areas will develop. Will they all look like Irvine eventually? Do we gravitate towards a beige world naturally? It is fascinating to think about, but i don't want to play.

Some areas are a little “Irvinesque”, but most of the architecture and art are incredible. It seems to be a very creative crowd.




Just a note: I wouldn’t call SL a game, for the same reasons I wouldn’t call LoT a game. There are no set goals, nor do you win at anything. It’s simply a virtual reality online community.