Second Life's hundreds of thousands of users can teleport at will, transform into dragons and radically change their appearances with a few clicks. They have built cities, created clothing lines and programmed their avatars -- the characters that represent them in the three-dimensional space of Second Life -- to ride horses, dance and have sex. But in a land where residents can do nearly anything, many seem to be craving more mundane pursuits. After a few months of dancing the night away in clubs, sowing their virtual seed and role-playing as creatures from "The Lord of the Rings," they are settling down: building virtual houses, planting gardens, shopping for furniture and electronics and decorating. They are getting serious about creating make-believe homes. ( CS Monitor)
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Second Life Undergoes Building Boom
Category: Art&Design • Technology
Posted on: August 9, 2007 11:56 AM, by EJGili
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Any idea when SL will be Vista compatible?
Posted by: Anne-Marie | August 9, 2007 01:55 PM
Perhaps they just want to live out the "what ifs" they never can do in reality
Posted by: CM | August 10, 2007 08:22 AM