Second Life: Research

Second Life Research

Second Life is a virtual online world in which you can create your own avatar and interact with other users. In 2003, it was created by the Linden Lab. This virtual reality has a main focus of creating a social environment rather than gaming with the purpose of winning. There is actually no objective to the game, just a way for "residents" as the users are called in Second Life to interact with others playing in the game. Essentially, you can live a completely different life in an online world. Second Life was one of the first of its kind.

It is interesting to research the pioneer of all virtual reality games. Today, there are thousands of different games just like Second Life where you can go online and live a different life. Personally, I grew up playing games like Movie Star Planet, Poptropica, Stardoll, and so many more. Now, virtual reality has taken leaps technology-wise, to the extent of a virtual reality headset basically transporting you to another world. It is fascinating to see the rapid evolution of video game technology.

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