It’s pretty hard to dance while playing a game, and reading and writing email. In fact, it would just be a bad idea. But in Second Life all of that is possible and more. (more…)

I had an interesting conversation with a tarot reader in Second Life (SL). I had asked him if he found it harder to do readings in SL because there is an avatar between him and is client. He disagreed heartily that there was something between them. “On the contrary,” he said, “avatars tend to be better representations of people than their genetic bodies, as flesh bodies often don’t fit
the person or portray them well. Avatars, on the other hand, are usually expressions of what a person feels represents her or himself well in real life (RL).” Interesting. (more…)