After my first day in Second Life, I noted two things, having not encountered many people in my travels. The controls and environments are difficult to get used to after spending much time in other persistent world games, and people are as eager to help out in Second Life as in other games, that is to say, not at all. Granted, my opinion is based off of interactions with two to three people at best. However, my opinion may be biased due to a bit of ethnocentrism which I have gained from my adventures in the aforementioned, other worlds.
After my second day, having seen more people, I discovered several with custom avatars and personas, however, again, there was little communication between myself and others, and any communication I observed was crass, and the same can be said about avatar names, observed as "Sex Towel" and "Bitch" (with altered characters). I also encountered many avatars speaking Spanish, further adding to my inability to communicate. It seems that people have gathered in a place called Hyannisport and converse a little before going off and doing their own thing.
This ends the analysis of week 1, as I finally converse with people, I will add more.
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