/2012/07/09/philip-rosedale-the-media-is-wrong-secondlife-didnt-fail/ 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 /2012/07/09/philip-rosedale-the-media-is-wrong-secondlife-didnt-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-208961 MissGrellSL Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:44:00 +0000 /?p=3369#comment-208961 I find SecondLife a wonderful way to interact with people whom I would never be able to meet in reality because of lack transportation and the fact that I don't live in a big city with lots of nice dance clubs or ballrooms. Believe me, this is one person who sees SL as more than just a game. There is opportunity here for corporations to hold the ultimate business luncheon and impress each other on Second Life while eating inexpensive tuna sandwiches at their desks in reality, thus saving themselves the expense of a $50.00 lunch.      I find SecondLife a wonderful way to interact with people whom I would never be able to meet in reality because of lack transportation and the fact that I don’t live in a big city with lots of nice dance clubs or ballrooms. Believe me, this is one person who sees SL as more than just a game. There is opportunity here for corporations to hold the ultimate business luncheon and impress each other on Second Life while eating inexpensive tuna sandwiches at their desks in reality, thus saving themselves the expense of a $50.00 lunch.     

]]> /2012/07/09/philip-rosedale-the-media-is-wrong-secondlife-didnt-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-208948 Myronjc Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:50:00 +0000 /?p=3369#comment-208948 Please be aware that Second life not only has not failed, it is evolving rapidly along with the other Virtual worlds that it has spawned. the real problem is that too many people are dismissing this technology because it looks like a "game". Never bet against technology. It doesn't always win, but it has had such a good track record since the first human used a tool, that dismissing technology is always a really bad idea. We in the virtual worlds are doing a great job of building tools that will change real life so dramatically that those who cannot or will not adjust will not survive economically. Unfortunately, the general population is not being prepared for that tidal wave of change. A lot of people are going to lose their livelihoods to somebody else’s avatar. Please be aware that Second life not only has not failed,
it is evolving rapidly along with the other Virtual worlds that it has spawned.
the real problem is that too many people are dismissing this technology because
it looks like a “game”. Never bet against technology. It doesn’t
always win, but it has had such a good track record since the first human used
a tool, that dismissing technology is always a really bad idea. We in the
virtual worlds are doing a great job of building tools that will change real
life so dramatically that those who cannot or will not adjust will not survive economically.
Unfortunately, the general population is not being prepared for that tidal wave
of change. A lot of people are going to lose their livelihoods to somebody else’s
avatar.

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