For this redo of Mini-Project #5 I wanted to focus on the hardcore social aspect of Second Life. To the many players of Second Life this is not just a video game, but indeed a "second life". People gather their avatars together and socialize like any other place in real life. The conversations are usual subjects what happened in their lives today, sex life, celebrity gossip, and so forth. The players take great pride in their friends, conversational skills, and looks of their avatar.
In the end though it's just a game and that's all it will ever be. You wouldn't see a women like in the second image dressed like that in public conversing with others. Though there are some aspects of real life that are situated in real life such as the advertisements in the third image. Not a day will go by in real life that we will not see advertisement and this goes with Second Life as well. New Media has found its way into the cyber-culture through the use of internet and technology.
For this redo of Mini-Project #5 I wanted to focus on the hardcore social aspect of Second Life. To the many players of Second Life this is not just a video game, but indeed a "second life". People gather their avatars together and socialize like any other place in real life. The conversations are usual subjects what happened in their lives today, sex life, celebrity gossip, and so forth. The players take great pride in their friends, conversational skills, and looks of their avatar.
In the end though it's just a game and that's all it will ever be. You wouldn't see a women like in the second image dressed like that in public conversing with others. Though there are some aspects of real life that are situated in real life such as the advertisements in the third image. Not a day will go by in real life that we will not see advertisement and this goes with Second Life as well. New Media has found its way into the cyber-culture through the use of internet and technology.
