[PHPLondon-discuss] Off Topic: Second Life

[Atkinson, Robert]

Can't comment on the technical aspects, as I don't know what it was like
before, but certainly didn't have speed problems yesterday. The site was down
for a weekly upgrade for 2 hours, though.

As for 'seedy' - I guess you could say it's still like that. However, similar
comments could be made about the internet, but I feel it's what you make of
it that's important. If you want to spend your time in the grubby areas then
you can.

However, it doesn't have to be like that. I went looking for some real estate
to buy on a sparsely populated island, and ended up being invited into one of
the homes for a drink and a chat. The fella there was kind enough to give me
a few free objects and some tips on how to use the grid.

So, you can see, it's not quite as interactive as the real world (drink
didn't taste of much ;), but can be as much fun, and is only limited by your
imagination!

Rob.

-----Original Message-----
From: phplondon-discuss-bounces at lists.phplondon.org
[mailto:phplondon-discuss-bounces at lists.phplondon.org] On Behalf Of Harry
Roberts
Sent: 27 September 2007 10:42
To: PHP London discussion list
Subject: Re: [PHPLondon-discuss] Off Topic: Second Life

Last time I tried Second Life it was full of seedy monkey making scams,
loaded slowly, looked apalling and didn't offer anything interesting for me
to do other than "camping" for money.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: phplondon-discuss-bounces at lists.phplondon.org
> [mailto:phplondon-discuss-bounces at lists.phplondon.org] On Behalf Of 
> Atkinson, Robert
> Sent: 27 September 2007 10:36
> To: PHP London discussion list
> Subject: [PHPLondon-discuss] Off Topic: Second Life
> 
> 
> Spent last night roaming around Second Life for the first time. For 
> those of you that remember the VRM (Virtual Reality
> Machine) which didn't really take off, it's very similar, but much 
> more advanced.
> 
> If you haven't taken a look yet (I guess pretty unlikely :) then 
> download the GUI and give it a try. You'll be pleasantly surprised, 
> and with around 10 million subscribers, there's always something 
> happening. There was even a live 'virtual'
> concert by Suzanne Vega last year.
> 
> The reason I thought I'd post, is to see if there's any way we can all 
> benefit from this. Apart from the obvious money making opportunities, 
> such as SL script and object coders, it would be really neat to have a 
> PHP-London presence on one of the islands.
> 
> I did a search, but couldn't find anything for PHP within the grid, so 
> this practically guarantees community interest. The whole thing is 
> designed to be a virtual replication of the real world, so it's a 
> unique opportunity to sell your skills, and make real money in a 
> virtual world.
> 
> Rob.
> 
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