In Their Own Words

For anyone who has never visited the LL website, here is the publicity blurb page:

SECOND LIFE TECHNOLOGY

Second Life is powered by proprietary new technologies:


Real-time 3D streaming All content - objects, textures, audio, video and motion‹is streamed to you in real-time at DSL/Cable modem (or higher) bandwidths. No zoning or waiting for areas to download. Streaming positional audio creates a rich aural landscape that conveys distance and direction. Share your favorite video; if you can convert it to Quicktime, you can play it in-world.


Endlessly expandable landscape Second Life exists on a scalable server grid running Linux - capable of supporting thousands of simultaneous Second Life residents. Each server represents a unique geographic region - so the world can grow infinitely in any direction, just by adding off-the-shelf Linux boxes.


Contiguous, persistent world Go anywhere in Second Life's expansive, persistent landscape - no "shards" or duplicate servers. No more wondering where your friends are playing. Build something, and it stays. And Second Life keeps evolving, even when you're gone - while you're sleeping, your neighbor can build a new house, or a castle.


Infinite avatar customization Create your look from scratch with high-resolution character meshes. Using over 150 unique sliders, change everything from your foot size to your eye color to the cut of your shirt. Upload textures for clothing or wild tattoos. Make and wear your own objects - hats, wings, shoes, even a parrot on your shoulder. The possibilities are endless - you'll never see another avatar like yours!


Convenient, cost-effective thin client One 10MB download delivers persistent desktop access to Second Life - no CD to buy, no 1GB downloads. Everything resides on the Second Life server grid - so all you need on your computer is a small, easily updateable viewer. Plus, you can play from any computer - all you need is Second Life installed.


Intelligent compression An advanced compression system intelligently sends you thousands of objects per second. Objects that are large, in front of other things, or in motion appear first. Smaller details and textures fill in while you're not looking - when you turn around, they're there. Display any number of textures at any resolution - streamed to you with progressive wavelet compression.


Cross-platform portability Second Life has been created with industry-standard cross-platform technologies, including: OpenGL, UDP networking, Linux servers, and Ogg-Vorbis compression for audio.


Easy, in-world building tools Create anything you can imagine with powerful, highly flexible building tools, using geometric primitives and a simple, intuitive interface. Build right in Second Life - no separate tools to learn or applications to load. Building is easy to learn, yet robust enough to let you flex your creativity.


In-world collaborative creation Build in-world in real time with other residents. Meet friends in Second Life and collaborate on projects. Move a wall, and everyone sees it at the same time. Form a group and build a sports arena, a housing development, or an entire city!


Built-in custom scripting tools A simple yet powerful in-world scripting language lets you add behaviors and special effects to your objects. It's easy for non-programmers to pick up - you can quickly modify object properties - edit existing scripts or attach scripts to your objects. Or, make your own scripts - lock your house with a private password, make a music box, or invent a pet that follows you around.


Uploadable textures and audio Upload a real-world digital snapshot and display it in your in-world house. Or, if you're skilled in graphics or audio programs, add your personal touch to Second Life - create and upload your own textures and sounds.


Rigid body physics simulation All objects in the world are collideable and can be dynamic and moving. Make a table, and you can stand on it. Kick it, and it'll fall over.


Dynamic lighting and shadowing Build a house, and it casts a shadow. Add your own light sources - make a lamp that shines, or elaborate stage lighting.


Realistic weather system A cellular automata-based weather system provides wind, cloud formations, and a day/night cycle. Enjoy beautiful sunrises or sunsets - no two ever look the same!


International Language Support Users can chat and communicate in their local languages, including Asian character sets. Additionally, European keyboards are supported.


Can someone give me the link to this place?

It's pretty true, isn't it? For the most part, I see everyone looking very unique. I hadn't really thought about the gravity of that.


Wait, is that true? Maybe my system just sucks.

It's true in the sense that they wrote the code for it at one point, but then pulled it back out.

The same happened to the lighting model.

So, you have never been ruthed? lol..

I didn't edit portions of the statements.. I just thought it would be a good distraction for anyone wishing to... Although I'm having to try very very hard not to .