Second Life is a virtual reality life game so to speak created by Linden Lab. The users are allowed to interact with people all over the world through what are called avatars. Users can explore the world build mainly by the people or "residents" of Second Life. You can make the avatar look how ever you would like and with the use of headphones and a microphone users can talk to other users as long as they are active. You can also chat with other users if talking to them isn't comfortable. In November of 2010, there were over 21.3 million registrations for the Second Life site. In second life there is an internal economy along with an internal currency known as Linden Dollars. Something cool that can be used to Second Life is the feature of a guide dog. Even if you don't use one in real life, the persons avatar can use one if desired. Although a study on the site showed a lack and somewhat inability for people who are visually impaired to use the site. Second life has changed the way people think of avatars and social networking sites. As you can form relationships, make houses, buy land, own businesses, etc just like in the real world but virtually.
http://icommonssummit.org/general_information/second-life.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life
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