I am just curious to know how many (if any) of you play Secondlife? How often do you play? What are your favorite sims? Do you have a favorite outfit/ avatar? How did you get into playing SL? Do you have a picture of your SL avatar to share here?

no, it isn't needy, its just incredibly sad

er nerdy

I'm going to sound dumb for asking this:

What the heck is Secondlife?
Is it an online game? o_O

Hahaha. This was mentioned in a textbook for my Sociology class. We spent the entire period talking about how sad it was that people devote their lives to that ;D

I fail to see the difference between this and the Sims. My big deal with video games is, I want to do things in them that I can't or won't do in real life... you know, race Ferraris through rush hour traffic, fight frantic battles in Afghanistan, shock old lady to death with shock paddles, revive her with the same paddles, and then do it again... you know, ridiculous, over-the-top things. I don't want to play a game about real life when I could simply do those things in real life.

"when I could simply do those things in real life".....err...you should probably stick to video games, other wise we'll be on the forums discussing how you shocked some old lady to death. I know what you're saying though. I just found your paragraph funny.

I don't see the point to playing these game, I know this forum is asking if anyone plays the games, so maybe I am going off topic a little bit. I just don't understand why people can't just live their lives in the here and now. Why sit behind a computer having a virtual life when you're perfectly capable of stepping outside the door and living an actual life. I mean yes - these games allow you to act out situations you wouldn't normally involve yourself in real life (Adultery, murder, etc) but why trade in experiencing a real life, enjoying real feelings, real emotions, making real memories, to sit behind a computer living vicariously through coloured dots on a screen?