Published: 2007-02-10 13:59:46 . Categories: Computer





Now, most that knows me knows I'm not much of a gamer, but what got me interested in SecondLife was the business aspects of it.



Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by a total of 3,441,814 people from around the globe.



* The Marketplace currently supports millions of US dollars in monthly transactions. This commerce is handled with the in-world unit-of-trade, the Linden dollar, which can be converted to US dollars at several thriving online Linden Dollar exchanges.



Despite (or maybe because?) not having a first life, lately I've been trying out Second Life ( www.secondlife.com ) .Now, most that knows me knows I'm not much of a gamer, but what got me interested in SecondLife was the business aspects of it.Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by a total of 3,441,814 people from around the globe.* The Marketplace currently supports millions of US dollars in monthly transactions. This commerce is handled with the in-world unit-of-trade, the Linden dollar, which can be converted to US dollars at several thriving online Linden Dollar exchanges.

* From the moment you enter the World you'll discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity. Once you've explored a bit, perhaps you'll find a perfect parcel of land to build your house or business.



* You'll also be surrounded by the Creations of your fellow residents. Because residents retain the rights to their digital creations, they can buy, sell and trade with other residents.



Second Life is a 3D platform for developers who want to present, promote, and sell their content and applications to a broad online audience within an immersive, shared space.



Unlike other massive multiplayer online experiences, Second Life has few restrictions and provides broad and flexible content authoring experiences for developers interested in building, creating and evolving the world of Second Life.



Second Life provides our expanding developer community with ownership of anything it builds or creates in Second Life. It is yours to sell, trade or monetize within the rapidly increasing population of Second Life Residents.



I'm looking into how it is working for now, to be open to do some development for it later. The API documentations seems nice for e.g. registering new users from the business' own website, so I might throw together some PHP classes for that at some point.



Anyways, if anyone is already in Second Life, feel free to throw a message the way of: Kristian Enoch. Enjoy