Second Life Through The Eyes of a 6 Year Old

Very funny conversation between my son and a good friend's child a few week's back when we went over for dinner.  Out of the mouth of babes (names withheld because well, you can't be too sure).

MySon:   Hey Friend, what are you doing?

Friend: Playing Second Life

MySon: What's Second Life

Friend: A game.  Check out this motorcycle.

MySon: Wow.  What are you doing?

Friend: Driving my motorcycle.  Look it is fun.

MySon:  Where are you going?

Friend: Around.  I'm driving around?

MySon:  But, where are you going?

Friend:  Around Second Life.  See?

MySon: Yes, where are you going?

Friend:  Around

MySon: Let's go play (in real life)

Friend: But, I am.  Look I'm driving a motorcycle.

MySon: Where are you going?

I exaggerated a little, but that is pretty much how the story went.  This only lasted about a minute and they went off and played Star Wars with some lightsabers, but it illustrated through the eyes of a little one that you need to be going somewhere in Second Life.  Otherwise, you just end up driving around in circles. 

My biggest issue with SL is that it needs destinations, events, and meeting places and that you need to be notified of these.  Yes you can have friends in SL and socialize, but for it to attract more of the internet at large, you need to make it a destination hub.  I am really excited of the possibilities because of the 3-D imagery, look, feel, sound, and textures available, I just wish there were more destinations other than porn and gambling.  Where are you going?

PardonMyFrench,

Eric

Comments

[Mark]

Excellent work by little Frenchman! Glad to hear him sounding the voice of going to do something in real life. Very funny conversation, which I'm sure has been repeated in more than one adult conversation.