[geeks] Second Life is not a game?

[Phil Stracchino]

Jon Gilbert wrote:
> Actually you can have multiple accounts in SL, called "alts." Most  
> people have one main account, and several alt accounts for when they  
> want to get work done without being constantly harangued by customers  
> and friends, etc. Griefers use alts to avoid getting their main  
> accounts banned. Etc.

Is that new?  When I poked around with it, there were no alts.  (At
least, that's what I *understood*.  I may have *mis*understood.)


> The interface is actually really cool once you get used to it.  
> Unfortunately, SL does have a high learning curve to master, and  
> requires a very fast computer with an excellent 3D card in order to  
> run smoothly. Unless you have the latest and greatest hardware, it's  
> likely to run too choppy and laggy to really be easy to move around  
> accurately most of the time. Also, to actually learn how to script  
> and build in SL is by no means easy.

I'm not on the bleeding edge, but my Windows box is pretty close.  I
still find the interface very awkward.  But YMMV.


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