If I had to describe Second Life in one word, it would be frustrating. I’m sure it could be cool for someone who has time to play around with it all the time, but for a student who works and has kids…. it’s just not for me! I would rather type in Space Invaders to Google any day of the week and BAM!… I’m playing a game. I’ve blogged before about how I love sports video games, well, if it was too complicated, I left it alone. There are many complicated games. People don’t want that. Not anybody that I know.
My sister created an avatar after she heard that I was creating one. She was frustrated. Hey, go figure! We haven’t even met up anywhere in SL. My person has barely left the UC island. Maybe that’s my problem! I need to get out more!
I’m not saying I disliked SL. All I’m saying is, people like simplistic games. If I was 12 again and my buddy knew all about SL and we were hanging out, I’m sure I could probably get into it. Sometimes it just takes someone to get you into things, such as music, games, movies, etc. As far as using SL for networking and communication, I found myself not saying anything to people outside the UC island. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a jerk… I did talk to people who asked me questions. I did, however, enjoy standing still, doing nothing and not speaking at the help site. If any of you haven’t clicked the help site(and of course I don’t know everything, maybe there’s more than one) you’re teleported to a limbo, where crazy characters are hanging out waiting for you! Once they see you they start ramming into you and typing 200 words a minute at you! I just stood there…never moved and never said anything. Was I stupid? I don’t know. I just figured I would see how long they would mess with me. After I figured out how to teleport back home(15-20 minutes later) they were still messing with me.
Will I continue to live in SL after this class? I doubt it, but like I said earlier, all it takes for some of us to get into something is a buddy or two. Right now I just don’t have time for something like this. I know I didn’t give it a whole lot of chance, but that’s the breaks!
