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Second Life Thoughts
Despite my limited experience with Second Life, I was able to quickly identify different aspects of this program that I found to be either intriguing or, on the other hand, unstimulating. I liked how I was able to choose my … Continue reading
The Role of Aesthetics in Believability
This is a picture of my character, stuck in what looks like a large globe model. My experience with Second Life was marked by the various ways in which the way the virtual world was rendered affected my experience. Movement … Continue reading
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Second Life
To be perfectly honest, I was underwhelmed by Secondlife. I know its an older program, but the clunky controls and blocky graphics made it difficult to play, let alone have any meaningful connection with the character. I chose an avatar … Continue reading
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Explore the World, For a Price
I found the Second Life game to be quite interesting, and honestly don’t think I scratched the surface of all of the different things you can do in this game. One of the things I found interesting was the number … Continue reading
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Second Life Contextualization Post: Defamiliarization
I found my experience in Second Life interesting, yet strangely limited. Choosing an avatar for a game that was meant to represent a “Second Life” was strangely more difficult than playing a regular video game; yet I was surprised the … Continue reading
From Lone Wanderer to Suave Swing Dancer in Second Life
My journey through the realm of Second Life served as a safe, albeit limited, outlet for the wanderlust that inspires me in reality. At the helm of my avatar, QuadraticKumquat, I found dreary worlds and exciting ports that were all … Continue reading
I Can Fly???
I found this experience to be fun because of the abilities I had in the game that I don’t have in reality. I could fly by simply pressing a button, and as soon as I hit the dance floor, my … Continue reading
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Me as an obese flying human
Okay, this was hilarious. The concept is that the game is an alternate reality, a “second life,” through which users can interact in a virtual reality. Except this game does not imitate reality. It’s not even the quality of the … Continue reading
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Second Life Social Norms
I felt like it was interesting to see the distortions in social norms and social engagement at play in Second Life. While in the virtual reality, I suddenly saw on my screen that someone was trying to call I was … Continue reading
Second Life
While exploring Second Life, I appreciated that we were able to see sites that you can only see from certain parts of the world, as shown in my screenshot. It was virtual reality but I also saw it as an … Continue reading
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