Why are you in Second Life?

That's just cause the judge said if I ever even got close to the courthouse again, he would outlaw chocolate.. ;P

Came because a RL friend said she wouldnt chat on Yahoo (she had moved away) anymore unless I came into SL. Came in kicking and screaming practically.


She met a guy in SL they met in RL they got married left SL and well I am still here

1) SL is a creative canvas,
2) it is fascinating game,
3) it is a place to socialise, and
4) it is a masturbation toy.
Not necessarily in that order, and with somewhat blurred boundaries.

"These days conversation isn't at all easy to find in SL. I'm very disappointed."

I find SL to be this way too - everytime I try to talk with someone - all they want is 'sex' and then get mad that I don't want to have sex with them 'just like that' -- as if talking to me was a waste of their time... am I hanging out in the wrong places? LoL I'm very new to SL so I don't know good hang out places, I just explore til I find people --

Boy, I'm gonna come back to this thread a few times.
But why am I here? Hmmm. Well, I thought it might be an outlet for my creative talents.

Well, which order does it cum in then?

Depends on the time of day.

wood you say the morning?

SL time, my local time zone, or my friends time zones?

* Is Second Life a social extension of RL or other online social interfaces (ie facebook, forums, BBSs etc.)?
No. For me, SL is a seperate social experience. None of my avatars represent the "Real Me".

* Is SL a creative outlet?
Very much so. I am a very active content creator, and most of my SL related time is spent building or creating textures for SL. What is left beyond that is a different form of creativity, social interaction via fictional roleplay.

* Have your reasons for being in SL changed over time?
Well, I came here first and foremost to continue a RP relationship that started outside SL, but in an equally fictional setting. But it immediately became apparent that I needed an "income" to stay here, so I turned my creative talents to the task of making my in-world efforts pay for all my in-world expenses. And very successfully.

* Are you here for fun, RP, sex, and/or relationship?
There's a few relationships that, if they did not exist, would probably leave me with little reason to come here for anything else. My three best "on-line friends" are all here, as my primary way to interact with them. If all three of them left SL, I probably would, as well. But I also do find the creative activities as a content creator to be fulfilling in itself, and fun for me.

*Are you fulfilling some void from your RL (relationship, hobby, sexual experimentation etc.)? I recognize that sometimes we are in a situation where for whatever reason (geography, opportunity etc.) we cannot explore certain interests in RL and SL gives us that opportunity.
A little. Certainly some of the intimate activities I and my alts indulge in here are things I don't choose to try to do in real life. And to an extent my ficttional roleplayed "relationships" allow me to fill a void that would be there if I remained as monogamous on-line as I am in real life.

*Why are you here?
Mostly, to be with a small group of special friends, and to be creative.

I was a refugee from another online world. Host of reasons for that but the big one was a family member who was recovering from a head injury was being griefed so badly in that other place that it was actually setting her back (it had previously been aiding in the recovery of her mental faculties).

I came here. Went premium day 2. got my first land. Sold my first land day 4. Bought a larger plot day 5. Then brought that family member here day 7 after I had prepared a place for her. Inside 2 years of SL and learning to build and texture she recovered 98% of her mental capacity when the doctors only expected her to EVER recover 35%.

Over time 70+ other family members joined us and we became something of our own little community. I still love to build, script, animate. But mostly I love seeing my family discover this wonderful place.

Immy an' Koko, sittin' in a tree...

I was curious about SL after reading about a couple who met on SL, divorced their RL spouses, and got married in SL and RL. I wondered what could be in a game that would make someone go to such limits. Anyway, prompted me to peek in to see what all the comotion was about. Once I got here, I was amazed by the creativity and how much fun it was meeting new people and exploring.

Now, after several years I still love it, but primarily come on for a couple of good friends, and the live music---I love following the live music events and usually spend my evenings bouncing from one artist to another--It's great to see new talent coming on all the time. PS, if you haven't heard Karter Stonehouse you are missing out

BTW--SL is good, but if I was married, still don't think I would leave my husband for an avitar

Wouldnt it be great to say that when you go through REAL customs at an airport?

And top that with, "And my name is Darkness Anubis."

I was writing a political paper, i think on interest group politics, and i came across a listing of articles with one of them being a write up on a virtual world called Second Life. So, after my paper was done, i went back to the link, followed it, logged in and let my husband have my account because i didn't like anything. Then after 2 days and I saw him playing bimbo barbie with my avatar, i took it back and made myself an Elf!

For me (Bipolar-agoraphobic) SL is an extension of RL. It is therapeutic and provides me with many aspects of reality that I cannot experience.

I am here for socializing, creative expression, fun, sex, relationships, and to fill a void in my RL relationship.

Why am I here?

Goodness! I wish I knew!

It seemed like a good idea at the time, so I joined.

It was very immersive, so I got caught.

I'm still learning new things all the time, so I stay.

I joined SL so I could get access to the SL forums . . .

Why not?