"What is Second Life?
Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely created by its Residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by millions of Residents from around the globe.
From the moment you enter the World you'll discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity. Once you've explored a bit, perhaps you'll find a perfect parcel of land to build your house or business.
You'll also be surrounded by the Creations of your fellow Residents. Because Residents retain the rights to their digital creations, they can buy, sell and trade with other Residents.
The Marketplace currently supports millions of US dollars in monthly transactions. This commerce is handled with the in-world unit-of-trade, the Linden dollar, which can be converted to US dollars at several thriving online Linden Dollar exchanges."
For more info and for joining this community visit http://secondlife.com/
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e reason that I am presenting the information about Second Life (although I don't like virtual communities) is because the hit TV show CSI NY (an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 22, 2004) is going to use Second Life to solve a murder. What do I mean? In the fifth episode of the new season (season 4, episode 5, "Down The Rabbit Hole") of CSI NY, a killer on the show will escape into Second Life and he will not return to television until spring. In the meantime, the audience can help investigate the crime online. As a fan of all the CSI series, I find the idea very innovative and intriguing. I am not sure if it is going to be successful, but nevertheless it is very interesting to use the combination of a hit TV show and a virtual community as a way to increase interactivity between the audience and the media. This matter has many aspects and introduces new elements to interactive media. The user becomes the leading actor.I, also, found some very interesting info about this subject at TVGuide and at Virtual Worlds News and you can also watch the trailer here.
You can download the whole episode from: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000W5LS8Q/ref=atv_dp_series
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