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Second Life

21 Ratings: 3.8

A virtual world developed by Linden Lab.

Second Life (SL) is a virtual world developed by Linden Lab that launched on June 23, 2003 and is accessible via the Internet. A free client program called the King Bee enables its users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars. … see full wiki

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review by laurasolomon. March 30, 2010

Not a game

This is not a game, it's a virtual environment, and if you don't understand the differences (which are immense), you're going to be disappointed. Second Life is very much a social platform, which allows for all kinds of training, education and socializing. I've been involved with SL for going on four years, and I'm always learning something new and meeting interesting new people who share my interests. It's continually evolving. It DOES have a steep learning curve, so … more

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review by Suezanne. April 01, 2009

Second Life - Virtual World, not a PC Game, the best one at the moment

Second Life should not really be in the PC Game category. It's a free-form virtual world, without goals or rules or enforced competition in the common sense that the word game is used by many people these days. Second Life is in my view the most advanced free-form virtual world in operation today. I've looked at number of them, including There, Active Worlds, Cybertown, various OpenSim worlds, Hipihi, Novoking, and others. Second Life basically … more

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review by justiceerolin. April 15, 2009

Tried It But Couldn't Stick With It

I like the Sims and relatively every other Simulation game out there. I also like social games, like WoW and other MMORPGs. But Second Life, I just couldn't deal with. The reviewer before me mentions that there is no goal, no rules, etc. And that's what I didn't like, there were no goals and no rules. Everyone was free to do what they wanted and honestly, it didn't make any sense. If there is no goal, then there is no point. &nbs … more

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