Who here has tried Second Life? - Blu-ray Forum

Sussudio · 04-13-2009, 05:39 PM

I don't think I'm ever going to get caught up in this, but I'm curious if anyone has and what exactly you do in it (all I know is you can buy/own virtual products, clothes, stores, etc)...anyone here use it? What's the appeal??

BruceWayne · 04-13-2009, 06:04 PM

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Sorry, that's all I know of Second Life.

bhampton · 04-13-2009, 06:07 PM

Haven't tried it.
Never tried World of Warcraft either which gets many people hooked.

Tried Sim City at some point but was only bored with it.

Also checked out Playstation Home but that was sadly boring.

-Brian

jkwest · 04-13-2009, 06:11 PM

I'm "casually" addicted to World of Warcraft...I doesn't rule my life, but, I can play the high levels.

Mr. J · 04-13-2009, 06:11 PM

Never heard of this Second Life before! What is it, something like the Sims?

Sussudio · 04-13-2009, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jayvo2008

Never heard of this Second Life before! What is it, something like the Sims?

it's like a virtual life program where you create a person and interact with other people in various ways, i'm not 100% sure what you do all day on it which is kind of the point of the thread. playstation home does seem very similar to it tho.

LynxFX · 04-13-2009, 06:27 PM

I tried it years ago, just didn't get into it. I have a friend though who now makes steady income from it. I think he does it mostly from selling objects and other digital artwork that other people can use.

I wouldn't say Home is anything like SL. In SL you can actually do stuff.

Sussudio · 04-13-2009, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by LynxFX

I wouldn't say Home is anything like SL. In SL you can actually do stuff.

ah...well i havent actually tried either, just by the look of it they seemed similar. i remember hearing so much hype about Home for so many years and it came out and it didn't seem to be a big hit at all...but i guess that's a discussion for another thread

LynxFX · 04-13-2009, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Sussudio

ah...well i havent actually tried either, just by the look of it they seemed similar. i remember hearing so much hype about Home for so many years and it came out and it didn't seem to be a big hit at all...but i guess that's a discussion for another thread

I was just teasing.

They have the same base idea, you walk around a virtual world and interact. SL is basically completely open, allows you to create your own stuff, limitless customization, use vehicles, fly, persistent 'home areas', has horrible graphics, can be slow, and has a huge learning curve. Home is extremely limited in comparison. It has very nice graphics, pretty good frame rate, limited interactivity and customization, easy to use, 'home area' is only available if you are logged in.

Home could have been so much more but it has quickly fallen into the world of obscurity.

nbxfan · 04-13-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BruceWayne

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Sorry, that's all I know of Second Life.

LOL...funny as heck episode. Not that most of them aren't...

peter008 · 04-13-2009, 08:47 PM

cbs did an episode of csi ny using second life as a plot devise, very good episode by the way. it happened during the fourth season of the show check it out.

quexos · 04-13-2009, 10:07 PM

Tried it years ago but it felt clumsy and moving around is kind of not neat so I stopped using it a long time ago.

jono_0101 · 04-15-2009, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by peter008

cbs did an episode of csi ny using second life as a plot devise, very good episode by the way. it happened during the fourth season of the show check it out.

law and order svu did it as well, some person posing on second life as an underage girl doing virtual sex shows for perverts got a real life girl that looked like the online one abducted or something like that, it was one or two seasons ago, pretty good episode

i dont know much of second life, but i do know a customer at the bank i used to work at would always come in talking about how cool it is and i should try it out cause people can make real life money doing stuff on there, but i dont have a clue how i would go about doing that

ive always been reluctant to try any game like warcraft or second life where you have to pay per month, because i can almost be sure that with everything else i do, i wouldnt have enough time to get my subscription fee's worth, seems interesting though

mikejet · 04-15-2009, 06:08 PM

I got addicted to The Sims when that first came out. After I realized that my virtual self had a better lifestyle than my real self I vowed never to play games like that again. It's rather depressing.

Sussudio · 04-15-2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mikejet

I got addicted to The Sims when that first came out. After I realized that my virtual self had a better lifestyle than my real self I vowed never to play games like that again. It's rather depressing.

wow me too man...the sims destroyed my life for a year

mikejet · 04-15-2009, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sussudio

wow me too man...the sims destroyed my life for a year

I was 2 friends shy of being an astronaut. I had the suit on and everything. I had all the stats too I was just too lazy to make more people to be his friend to make it to space.

Sussudio · 04-15-2009, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mikejet

I was 2 friends shy of being an astronaut. I had the suit on and everything. I had all the stats too I was just too lazy to make more people to be his friend to make it to space.

lol!! i never went that route, i just got to the point where i stopped playing seriously and just liked trapping my sims in rooms and setting them on fire

fatediesel · 04-15-2009, 07:32 PM

I'm afraid of trying out games like Second Life or World of Warcraft. I fear if I play it I'll become addicted so I won't play them and risk it.

Sussudio · 04-15-2009, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by fatediesel

I'm afraid of trying out games like Second Life or World of Warcraft. I fear if I play it I'll become addicted so I won't play them and risk it.

yeah i have a similar mindset...i remember when KOTOR came out on the xbox...so many hours wasted on that. i won't ever buy an rpg again because of that game

jkwest · 04-15-2009, 10:07 PM

you guys need to try World of Warcraft...you would be blown away with how great it is...I'm being serious...

04-13-2009, 05:39 PM	#1
Sussudio Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:11	Who here has tried Second Life? I don't think I'm ever going to get caught up in this, but I'm curious if anyone has and what exactly you do in it (all I know is you can buy/own virtual products, clothes, stores, etc)...anyone here use it? What's the appeal??

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04-13-2009, 06:04 PM	#2
BruceWayne The Dark Knight Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Gotham City Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:887 DVD collection:496 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:6	3313407115_2f30e8a60d.jpg Sorry, that's all I know of Second Life.

04-13-2009, 06:07 PM	#3
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	Haven't tried it. Never tried World of Warcraft either which gets many people hooked. Tried Sim City at some point but was only bored with it. Also checked out Playstation Home but that was sadly boring. -Brian

04-13-2009, 06:11 PM	#4
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	I'm "casually" addicted to World of Warcraft...I doesn't rule my life, but, I can play the high levels.

04-13-2009, 06:11 PM	#5
Mr. J Gaming Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Arkham Asylum Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:393 Blu-ray collection:768 DVD collection:7 iTunes collection:628 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:181	Never heard of this Second Life before! What is it, something like the Sims?

04-13-2009, 06:27 PM	#7
LynxFX Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007	I tried it years ago, just didn't get into it. I have a friend though who now makes steady income from it. I think he does it mostly from selling objects and other digital artwork that other people can use. I wouldn't say Home is anything like SL. In SL you can actually do stuff.

04-13-2009, 08:47 PM	#11
peter008 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2008 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1305	cbs did an episode of csi ny using second life as a plot devise, very good episode by the way. it happened during the fourth season of the show check it out.

04-13-2009, 10:07 PM	#12
quexos Banned Member since:May 2007 Location:Brussels, Belgium	Tried it years ago but it felt clumsy and moving around is kind of not neat so I stopped using it a long time ago.

04-15-2009, 06:08 PM	#14
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	I got addicted to The Sims when that first came out. After I realized that my virtual self had a better lifestyle than my real self I vowed never to play games like that again. It's rather depressing.

04-15-2009, 07:32 PM	#18
fatediesel Blu-ray Count Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Iowa Blu-ray collection:410 Trading Score:47	I'm afraid of trying out games like Second Life or World of Warcraft. I fear if I play it I'll become addicted so I won't play them and risk it.

04-15-2009, 10:07 PM	#20
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	you guys need to try World of Warcraft...you would be blown away with how great it is...I'm being serious...

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