Week 3 - Post 2

Today I spent most of the day exploring the Second Life Marketplace, which, thanks to Valkyrie, I found out was online.  There is an astronomical amount of items available.  Ranging from seating to weapons, all the way to private islands!  These are all purchased using Linden Dollars which can be exchanged at a rate of 247 L$ to 1 USD.  Now given my current financial situation, I will not be purchasing any of these items, however, there are quite a few that are free.  In example, my suit and shoes from the previous post were all 'freebies'.  And as such, my avatar now looks distinct and I have not been approached about being a 'noobie'.  While this is good in some aspects, it is bad in others, as with the upgraded style, most people now assume that I know what I am doing and therefore do not offer help regularly.

One person I met today went by the name of Count Acronym, shown above, behind the DJ tables.  He wouldn't go in depth about his reasoning for joining Second Life, and rather, kind of ignored me.  But he was playing music through his DJ decks which incited a dance party in the new player area.

Going around and seeing some of the custom avatars has been awesome.  I have seen Sonic the Hedgehog, a little red bunny, a man in a space suit, as well as a minotaur!  The amount of diversity I have seen in this game continues to astound me.

Sonic

Bunny

Spaceman, and the character who used to be the minotaur, but changed into a Spaceman.

Now that I have actually met someone willing to help me, expect more posts and updates earlier and more often than previously.  See you soon!

-DM