Virtual Life Avatars And Interactive Online Games

I was playing a new online interactive game today. Its called Second Life. Its been around for quite sometime but I learnt about it only a few months ago. Not my fault. I was neck deep in plasters and bandages. Well, this virtual game, what it does is that it lets you enter a virtual world peopled by real humans from across the planet. People just like you and me actually or maybe psychos, sexual offenders and weirdos of every colour...who knows. Anyway, once you get yourself registered by choosing a first and last name from a rather thin list which cant be amended or modified in anyway and lets you unhappily end up with names like Thomas Utterfailure or Michael Moonshine,you can enter the world. Mine was Lucifer Blackheart. Now, if you are a paid member you get a home and a job and some cash to begin your life in the virtual world which is unfair...unfair because they dont provide a chick as well. You have to pay the game developers in US dollars for getting the virtual currency credited in your name. Its with the virtual currency that you improve your lifestyle and buy accessories and stuff. 1000 units of the virtual currency would cost you around 5 US dollars. You get to choose an avatar for yourself and customize everything about the avatar from head to toe. You can converse with other users who are in your vicinity by chatting with them through IM or Voice Chat. I have just begun to explore the game and am finding it very tough. That's something which is guaranteed by the developers. Or maybe Im just too old and dumb to play games anymore. You need to get used to living in that virtual world and that happens in good time. Check it out. Do a google search for Second Life and see what comes up. Its widely reputed to be extremely addictive once you get the hang of it. Its probably a safer option for hardcore junkies. They can get doped in the virtual world without frying their brains in the actual one. Mostly people enter the world to have virtual sex. Yes, arent you surprised ??? Im not...there are a lot of horny people out there. Trust me. So, that is the primary attraction but there is also the possibility that you could end up hoarding a lot of virtual currency, in which case you can convert it to real dollars. The exchange rate is not known to me, you could check it up on google. Some time back, I watched a movie called "The Thirteenth Floor". The story is about virtual worlds devcloped by real jobless people and peopled by virtual people who have no idea that they are living in a fake world. It was a very thought provoking movie. So thought provoking that I had to take a nap every 10 minutes just to reboot my brain before focussing on the next part. SL is somewhat similar I think and I think that not because I dozed of the last time I was playing it.
But seriously, the possibilities for development of this game are immense. As our technology grows maybe we can get to experience the sights, smells, sounds and physical sensations that we feel in the virtual world by just plugging into some gadget. And I know how some people are going to make use of that. Grin !