YouTube Gaming has officially launched and Second Life has its own channel. I hope that link works, the URL is rather convoluted, if the link doesn’t work then just do a search for Second Life from the main YouTube Gaming page.
The about page of the Second Life channel tells us :
Second Life is an online virtual world, developed by Linden Lab, based in San Francisco, and launched on June 23, 2003. By 2013 Second Life had approximately 1 million regular users, according to Linden Lab, which own Second Life. In many ways, Second Life is similar to MMORPGs; however, Linden Lab is emphatic that their creation is not a game: “There is no manufactured conflict, no set objective”.
The virtual world can be accessed freely via Linden Lab’s own client programs, or via alternative Third Party Viewers. Second Life users create virtual representations of themselves, called avatars and are able to interact with other avatars, places or objects. They can explore the world, meet other residents, socialize, participate in individual and group activities, build, create, shop and trade virtual property and services with one another. It is a platform that principally features 3D-based user-generated content. Second Life also has its own virtual currency, the Linden Dollar, which is exchangeable with real world currency.
Now make sure that you take note of “Linden Lab is emphatic that their creation is not a game“, part of this before complaining that Second Life is not a game so what is it doing in the gaming section of YouTube. The fact of the matter is that virtual worlds end up in the games section because there’s no other category that is more suitable.
I should actually rewind a bit here, because some of you may be wondering what on earth YouTube Gaming is.
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