If you’ve wondered about Second Life and would like to get a sense of it, watch the video Second Life: Big Avatar on Campus from KQED Quest. The video is about 7 minutes long (80 Mb).

It’s a virtual world, but the transactions are real. Go inside Second Life, an online game where millions of people are creating digital personalities called avatars and are living virtual lives — meeting other avatars, going to events, and even buying property with real money.

BTW: also read about the Education & Non-Profit Organizations | Second Life Grid:

Second Life’s growing community of residents coupled with the ability to create interactive virtual content has attracted various non-profits and educational institutions to establish a presence in-world. …

Non-profits have utilized the Second Life Grid’s technology by building in-world facilities to promote their cause, for instance the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) have a facility that provides interactive educational demonstrations about the ocean and weather. Visitors can ride submarines, experience a tsunami, or check out real-time weather maps.

The page has links to non-profit organisations that are using Second Life.

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