Q: Analyze the name Second Life. What does it suggest about the virtual worlds relation to the first life of the physical world?
The name Second Life seems to suggest that this distinct Cyber reality is a whole separate world from our physical world, the "First Life". Its interesting that many people really do view Second Life as a whole seperate place of being, rather than just a video game. In some sense, i suppose it is another life; it might not exist in the phsyical sense but it is a finite place where people regularly gather. I also feel that the name Second Life really reflects the idea that one can have a whole seperate life and seperate persona in this online world than the one they have in the real world. For instance, MTVs TrueLife once did a segment on a girl who was a well known rockstar in Second Life but a timid girl with stage freight in real life.
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