Second Life FAQ

What is Second Life?

 Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by a total of 6,218,422 people from around the globe.

**Is Second Life a MMORPG ****(massively multiplayer online role playing game)?

Yes and no. While the Second Life interface and display are similar to most popular MMORPGs, there are two key, unique differences:

1. Creativity: Second Life provides near unlimited freedom to its Residents. This world really is whatever you make it, and your experience is what you want out of it. If you want to hang out with your friends in a garden or nightclub, you can. If you want to go shopping or fight dragons, you can. If you want to start a business, create a game or build a skyscraper you can. It’s up to you.

2. Ownership:** If you choose to own land to live, work and build on, you pay a monthly lease fee based on the amount of land you own. You also own anything you create—residents retain IP rights over their in-world creations.

How much does Second Life cost?

 A single Basic account is FREE. Additional Basic accounts cost a $9.95 one-time fee. Premium accounts (required for owning land) start at $9.95/month and up.

What can I do in Second Life?

1. Create: In Second Life you can create anything you can imagine with powerful, highly flexible building tools, using geometric primitives and a simple, intuitive interface. Start with creating your avatar, the easy-to-use tools let personalize it any way you like, from the tip of your nose to the tint of your skin.

2. Meet People: Within your first hour, you'll notice that several residents approach you and introduce themselves – Second Lifers are eager to welcome you and show you around. Within this vibrant society of people, it's easy to find people with similar interests to you. At any time there are dozens of events where you can party at nightclubs, attend fashion shows and art openings or just play games.

3. Own Land: Owning land in Second Life allows you to build, display, and store your virtual creations, as well as host events and businesses. Become a part of history by purchasing land and developing your own piece of Second Life.

Second Life Web Resources

Here are a few recommended Second Life web resources. Be sure and visit our Resource Page for an extensive list of Second Life related sites covering a variety of topics.

Educators SL group

https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators

Education events in SL

http://www.tiny.cc/sl

SL Educators Wiki

http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki

SL-maintained events list

http://secondlife.com/events/

Educational sites in SL

http://edumuve.com/tour/