/2012/01/20/opensim-vs-second-life-vs-minecraft/ Coverage of news, issues and events occurring in virtual worlds or those who create those worlds Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 /2012/01/20/opensim-vs-second-life-vs-minecraft/comment-page-1/#comment-208871 Laura Ess Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:23:00 +0000 /?p=3287#comment-208871 Have not actually used Minecraft (though I've seen it on GoodGame) so I can't comment on that, but with Second Life normally what happens is the latest controversy or major media coverage draws new users. I can remember a huge spike in 2009 after one couple divorced after a bit of virtual infidelity  in SL and it hit the news. But how to determine numbers? Many folk have alternate accounts and others just stop using SL without deleting their account. Have not actually used Minecraft (though I’ve seen it on GoodGame) so I can’t comment on that, but with Second Life normally what happens is the latest controversy or major media coverage draws new users. I can remember a huge spike in 2009 after one couple divorced after a bit of virtual infidelity  in SL and it hit the news. But how to determine numbers? Many folk have alternate accounts and others just stop using SL without deleting their account.

]]> /2012/01/20/opensim-vs-second-life-vs-minecraft/comment-page-1/#comment-208863 Ben S-r Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:27:00 +0000 /?p=3287#comment-208863 I think the only reason you are meeting more people in SecondLife is because there are now people online. Before, there was almost nobody, yet a lot of people were registered. You can't really meet people in Minecraft, given that a lot of people play it in Single Player, I prefer Mutliplayer myself. I think the only reason you are meeting more people in SecondLife is because there are now people online. Before, there was almost nobody, yet a lot of people were registered. You can’t really meet people in Minecraft, given that a lot of people play it in Single Player, I prefer Mutliplayer myself.

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