I created an avatar in Second Life, something I had never heard of before this assignment. Second Life is a virtual world online that allows you to create and customize an avatar of yourself and meet new people as you travel around the map. The destination I chose to visit was really beautiful and this software allows you to create your own profile and chat with people from around the world. The creators replicated reality in how they made their own currency system and everything. It also lets people's imaginations run free and allows them to create and build what they want while meeting people they would never otherwise have the opportunity of communicating with. This is similar to how social media allows us to communicate with people from around the world that we would not otherwise be able to interact with.
Hi Tiffany, I totally agree with you, I haven't heard of Second Life before either. I find it interesting how people use this system to meet others in the virtual world. It must be a new experience and you can be whoever you want in the virtual world. Second Life may attract users who desire to explore the world through the artificial world instead of having face to face interactions. Additionally, traveling in a world of fantasy can persuade a user to actually visit the country in real life. It's great how Second Life created a currency system to replicate the real world and how it functions. Overall, this online world of fantasy seems like a great way for users to meet new people around the world and visit places they have never been to easily.
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