Do I really miss my Second Life character?
For a while I was testing out the virtual world / MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing game) that is Second Life, just exploring and trying to figure out what it was about. I had a window in the background all the time, where my character was dancing around, camping and earning Linden Dollars at an almost Adsense-like rate.
Then work and other things took over for a while, but I had this strange lonely feeling. There was no pretend other person dancing around on my computer. I was wondering what kind of game Second Life is - if it even is a game in the truest sense. It has no predefined goal, so is it a game in itself, or some kind of virtual-world toy? Does it become another game when people bring their own goals into it? Perhaps.
I found many people who were beginners, like me. Some wanted to talk about life around the world. Many seemed to be playing with dolls, while some were playing with building blocks and Lego. Others still were playing Monopoly. I personally liked the Vulcan city, complete with Vulcan language and culture. But I think I was still playing Neko.
Click below to read more: I’ve put Web Neko onto his own page since he hasn’t been loading today (fingers crossed - hope he comes back!)
So I’ve got Neko on my blog now: he’s probably in the top left corner, so wake him up with a click and he’ll chase the mouse just like in the eighties… Ah, those were the days…