Shush 2.0

I admit I don’t really understand the appeal of Second Life. I waste a lot of time in life, for sure, but I try to avoid things that don’t have an objective/point. I’d rather hang out in a real bar with real friends and buy real things. I’ve participated in other online communities, online forums and discussion boards, but they’ve all been asynchronous and secondary to my “first life.” Maybe I just don’t have time for a second life right now?

That said, there are obviously quite a few people who think differently than me, and it’s cool that libraries are trying to serve them. If it’s a service that gets used, it’s a worthwhile effort. One thing that is interesting to me is the idea of identity in this virtual world. I’d like to learn more about how people create their avatars and online personalities to represent themselves. Are they the same as they are in their first lives, or have they created someone new.