Second Life

I was originally under the impression that Second Life was for very strange people who were unsatisfied with their lives. (It is not my intention to offend any of you Second Life users out there, so please don't give me the death glare when you see me on campus) but this article has shown me that there are other uses for it. The reason I found it to be so strange at first is based off a conversation I recently had with a coworker's sister. My colleague and I were heading out for a night in NYC. I asked her sister if she wanted to come along. She politely declined, saying she had plans to meet someone at a bar. She then logged into Second Life. Low and behold, there was the bar, and there was her gentleman friend waiting. Hmmm...

This article makes an interesting suggestion that Second Life can help teach life lessons. For example, Second Life has been used to help abused children learn social skills, relationship skills, team building, collaboration, etc. Other groups use Second Life to assist them with real world challenges without being judged. Second Life promoted unbiased interaction and many people appear to be using it for legitimately serious reasons.