Virtual Worlds Introduction: Second Life and Beyond

Alja Sulčič(iAlja Writer)An Introduction to Virtual WorldsSecond Life and Beyond http://ialja.blogspot.comVirtual worldsdefinedhttp://ialja.blogspot.comA virtual world is a computer-based simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars.Wikipediahttp://ialja.blogspot.comVirtual worlds:evolving from‣ social networks‣ online games‣ simulations... towards a 3D Web?http://ialja.blogspot.comWorld of Warcraft is a very popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMOG) that takes place in afantasy virtual world...http://ialja.blogspot.com... but there are also more realistic virtual worlds, which don’t focus on gaming.These virtual worlds can be used as effective real-life communication, business, education and social tools.http://ialja.blogspot.com... let’s see why and how!http://ialja.blogspot.comLiving aSecond Lifehttp://ialja.blogspot.comSecond Life is one of the most talked about non-gaming virtual worlds right now...... let’s see how it works!http://ialja.blogspot.comUsers download the Second Life client to enter the virtual worldhttp://ialja.blogspot.com