Second Life- Communities at Play

Second Life is a virtual 3D world accessible via the Internet. Second Life was released on the 23rd June 2003 by Linden Research Inc. It is as called a Second Life: Users are called residents, residents interact through Avatars (an avatar is your own digital persona in 3D, which you are able to customize and create as you so choose). Residents are able to explore, meet others, socialize, participate in individual and group activities, create/sell/buy/trade in virtual goods, services and property, study, work, etc (we will look more in depth into the possibilities further into the study). Residents are able to travel throughout the world (the grid) to do so they may teleport or fly to far places. Second life has an over 18 rating and has individual ratings for certain areas (M) (R) depending on what activities are allowed in each area, there is also a Teen Second Life which is reserved for users 13-17 only and has no adult content.