Unless you’ve spent the last year or so under a very large rock without an internet connection, you’ve probably heard of Second Life. Depending on where and when you heard about it, you’ll believe a variety of different things.

WTF is Second Life?

You may have heard that it’s the communications platform of the future; that it’s an MMO where you can set up a business and make real money; that it’s a lawless paradise for geeks; that it’s full of porn and gambling and other quasi-legal activities.

You may have heard that everything you see is made by the residents themselves; that anthropomorphic animals wander around the same virtual streets as giant robots, post-apocalyptic warriors and bling-drenched strippers; that it’s bug-ridden, and constantly on the edge of financial or social collapse.

You may have heard that it’s addictive, and more fun than real life (or ‘RL’ to SL residents).

All of these things are partially true, to a greater or lesser extent. Imagine the collective imaginations, aspirations and lusts of a global cross-section of the internet-savvy community as a vast bag of sand. Now empty that bag of sand out onto a map the size of a large metropolis.

That’s Second Life…

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