Throughout the quarter we have experimented and played around with the virtual world of Second Life. Within this virtual world created by Linden Research, Inc. people from around the world are capable of exploring, meeting other residents, customizing their own avatar, and much, much more. The possibilities for this increasingly popular virtual world are practically endless. But exactly how far will Second Life stretch the limits between virtual reality and the life we are all currently living?
We have witnessed advertisements on second life, and ways that companies are experimenting with this online market. However, individuals have actually started running companies solely through Second Life, quitting their day jobs, and receiving a higher income in cases such as Jennifer Grinnell did with her fashion design business. However,"Grinnell isn't alone. Artists and designers, landowners and currency speculators, are turning the virtual environment of Second Life into a real-world profit center." Here is an interview from Phillip Rosedale, Founder and CEO of Linden Labs, as he talks about the future possibilities of the virtual world as well as business strategies.
What types of other jobs or opportunities do you think will be available in the future of Second Life? How would these jobs be valuable to the community, either on Second Life or the real world? Would you ever consider working for a company over Second Life? And do you think that we will see more of these types of profit opportunities within this online environment?
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I would never consider getting a job or doing something on Second Life involving money. It just doesn't make sense to me. At some point there has to be some give or take and this can't keep going on. People are trying to transfer what takes place in our economical world and business world and move it into something that doesn't exist. You can't touch Second Life. It can't breathe, it can't feel. This is getting all too ridiculous for me and there need to be a stopping point somewhere. It's getting far too practical and we need to remember what is actually there.
I don't think a job in a company such as second life is a job that would fit my interests. Although I do think the program is very interesting, and it has developed many very interesting ideas, I don't think it is a job that I would excel in. I find the idea of making money off of a program like second life, from having a job on there is a very strange idea. I know people make hundreds just from selling web space, which I think that in itself is weird enough. The fact that people want to get paid for jobs on a computer program weirds me out. I think that we need to keep the difference between technology and life prevalent, and people should be paid for making a difference in the world, not in a computer game.
I think the types of jobs on Second life could be endless. These jobs could be valuable like any job is valuable in real life. However it would make us more likely to live our lives strictly through the computer. People would be even less likely to step outside and do things in real life anymore. I think I would work for a job on Second Life if it paid enough money. Since I wouldn't have to physically walk myself to work. I think these types of jobs will expand more and more each time.
I think people from different countries will be able to sell fashion and goods that are culture specific and you can buy peoples goods they make. Also maybe people could set up a online dating thing and make money off of that or an advice section of Second Life.
I would never consider getting a job in second life. I still doesn't seem logical or something, I just can't get used to it. I still haven't gotten used to people putting their real lives on second life, and internet world. It all seems a little out there to me how involved people get into this, but people love money, and if they can get it by sitting on home not doing a whole lot, then they will, not that thats horrible, people are going to do what they want, more power to them.
I definitely don't want a second life job, thats weird and I'm nerdy enough as it is. I think the business opportunities on second life will expand. For some reason, it seems like people don't like to have face to face conversations if they can avoid them. Being in second life is a great way to avoid those conversations. I just hope it doesn't go too far, I don't want to have to log on to second life to visit the bank, that would be way to strange. People have to go outside and live life. They can't become addicted to virtual reality the way some nerds are addicted to world of warcraft.
I think it's cool that more careers are starting to use Second Life. However, I don't think I would ever consider working for a company over Second Life because I like interacting with people face-to-face. I think the expansion of companies using Second Life might just be widening the gap and it's going down the path of eliminating in-person interaction.
I think it's pretty ridiculous that people are actually using Second Life as a way to generate profit. I mean it's not surprising that the people that created Second Life are generating a profit (the guy seems like he knew what he was doing). I don't think I could ever have a job on something like a Second Life program but I guess I could see a lot of people having legitimate jobs on Second Life it's just not for me. With the new wave of technology comes a new wave of jobs so it's not surprising that these new jobs are turning up every where.
I think having a business on Second Life is a good possibility. If you get enough good programmers and such together you could form a good team. Maybe everyone earns shares what they sell or whoever products sells the most they get more.
I had heard recently that a member of second life had made it to the 1 million dollar mark with real estate!
Virtual Real estate of course nothing but polygons with crappy pixel art drawn on top. However this does raise the question. If they can become a millionaire in second life why shouldn't I give it a go?
Realism
Is just so much better.
I don't think a job as a second life guy for a company is a very long term job...as all other technology, it will die and something else will come along. Better, worse, who knows. I do know that social interaction on computers will become even greater though.
I dont think i would ever work for a company in second life. At first it would be sweet but second life is like a video game and once you turn that into work then what the heck would i do with my free time if i saw video games as a annoying job so to speak. I dont think major companies will put all their effort into second life for the soul reason that humans are lazy and would rather lay back and watch tv then move around on a game. i think the focus will be on television for a very long time still. Mainly because so many watch tv.
I am sure many new job opportunities will pop up via Second Life, however, I am not sure how many of them I would trust as legit long-term, money making positions. Second Life is a new fad, much like Beanie Babies once was, that hasn't proven itself yet as a useful mainstay in today's culture. I also don't think I would feel very comfortable knowing that my main source of income is located in an imaginary world trapped inside my computer. Second Life may provide some avenues for jobs in the near future, but job security? I don't think so.
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