Sage Sideshow’s Weblog

Heyas,

Welcome to my first ever blog post! The topic is how to have fun in Second Life. The purpose of this post is to remind myself and others that Second Life can be fun, in fact, it can be an absolute blast.

There really is a lot to do in this crazy pixel world and sex is only one of them. I kind of forget about fun sometimes, getting caught up in all that self-exploration and what not. So this post is as much for me as it is for you.

One of the first fun things anyone should do, even before purchasing Linden Dollars is to go check out free stuffs. There is a lot of it and most of it is not great quality, the fun can be in picking and choosing what is acceptable quality. While you are at it, try on some free shapes and skins to kind of get your avatar more real looking.

Once you have had your fill of the freebie hunts you should get used to the search tool. There is a big old button at the bottom center of your screen that says “Search”. Go ahead and click that, come on, it wont hurt. You will a bunch of tabs there but let me just point out two of them. The places tab will let you find any publicly listed place like clubs, shops, hangouts, etc. You have a little drop down box to narrow down the type of place you want to find. Ok now for the real fun.

Click on that events tab. From here you can search for events in SL. Events are what places do to attract people and try get us all having fun as a group. You can narrow down your search type with the handy drop down box as well as what terms you search for. You can also just leave it as is and click search to list all events and types. I highly recommend that newer avatars make use of this and experience some of the social gatherings, make a few friends and learn about social graces in Second Life.

A lot of Second Life is a bit spammy, people advertising heavily to get people to their shops or what not. Don’t let that stop you from figuring out how to use search terms and the drop down selectors to filter out the spam. In fact some of that spam can help you find things you will be glad to have found.

The two best types of events in my opinion are live music and dances with a DJ. At these types of events people are encouraged to chat, joke, laugh and have fun. Usually live music is an hour long event and dances are two hours long, this is not a hard rule though.

Shopping? Yes, shopping can be fun especially if you take a friend. It can also be frustrating as waiting for a place to rez (waiting for things to be visible) can really be boring but with a friend you at least can make a few jokes and laugh while you wait.

Clubs are a potential fun thing to do. Often they will be empty unless there is an event. This is not always so, some clubs are rather popular and always have people there. You will find clubs in the places tab or can also use the all tab. I find that I like the results from the places tab better but you should try both and see which you like most.

There are also role play areas in SL. Just like clubs, some can be dull and empty while others will be populated with fun people. Want to be a dragon? knight? elf? kitty cat (I am a cuddly kitty)? vampire? Whatever your thing might be I would bet it exist in Second Life. So go on, have a look at things that interest you.

Sex!!!! Yes, much of Second Life centers around sexual expression and exploration. There are free sex areas but these are often cluttered with unimaginative people who haven’t yet woke up to the fun they could really have. There are role play areas that center on sexual themes like gay, shemales, BDSM as well as things best left for you to discover on your own. Do not just pass up on the idea of an SL escort, many of us are experienced in fantasy fullfilment and are worth our price.

Ok well that is enough for one blog post. Maybe I should of broken it down into smaller bits but I was just so excited to get my first post that I lost track of stuff. *giggles* Now go have some fun.