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Second Life First Time Logging in

This was my first time logging into Second Life, I'd never heard of this virtual world before but I was intrigued to see what it was all about. Once the software was finished downloading and installing I was greeted with a screen where I was given options to customise my character. I didn't personally think that there was that much choice and they all seems to be fantasy styled options. I would have personally preferred if I could have styled myself in more of a real life style but I ended up just choosing a wizard type avatar as none of the avatar styles really caught my attention. 


I then spent a little time trying to figure out the avatar controls, it was almost time for the class, I could hear the lecturer talking but I couldn't see which avatar was his. It turned out that I didn't realise that the classroom was above where I was standing so I could hear the class but I wasn't in it. Once I figured this out I made my way upstairs to the class, after I figured out by clicking a door I could open it. I spent the rest of the class learning how to sit (right click on a chair and select "sit" from the menu) and also trying to come to terms with the chat dialogue box and also the voice chat. Lastly I learned how to lower the graphic settings in the preferences menu which improved the performance on my laptop.

 After class I went exploring, I didn't really know what I was doing as it was my first time logging into Second Life. However I ended up in a garage that sold motor bikes and cars. I didn't have any money so I could not purchase one but it got me wondering if it is possible to drive motor vehicles  in Second Life? Or are they purchased purely for aesthetic reasons? 















Next I came across a theater however there didn't seem to be anything happening here, maybe as in real life shows/performances are only happening at specific times. Most of my exploring seems to be leaving me with more questions then answers. However I'm starting to realise that the people in Second Life seem to be emulating anything and everything that happens in real life and recreating it in the digital realm, I already feel that a lot of people on here might prefer to live in a virtual realm.

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