Second Life is a multiplayer real-time virtual world that was founded in 1999 and remains popular today. In world, on “the grid,” users can create avatars to chat, build, and trade virtual real estate, products, and services. There is a virtual currency, known as the Linden dollar, which can be exchanged for global currencies and has been widely referenced as a precursor to cryptocurrencies. Second Life is not a game, but rather offers users another life in a virtual environment that is ...
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A. AthertonThe Rise of Virtual Communities https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9297-6_55. Philip Rosedale
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