Second Life Land: Waterfront Lot Available

Posted on | February 1, 2008 |

Do an Ebay search for Second Life and we guarantee you’ll be a little baffled by what you find.

Here are a few of our favorites.

2304 sqm Mountain Plot

(Land + Alpine Chalet)

Second Life Avatar Makeover (Females)

Second Life Fashion Guide

AMAZING Second Life Land, Waterfront!

(Tropical Breeze Estates)

Second Life Tycoon Guide

Ever since its launch in 2003, Second Life has continued to burrow deeper into civilization as we know it.  Companies and people have found all sorts of creative ways to translate this digital Mecca into real cash. There are Second Life companies, pixilated retail operations, and, of course, digital clothing and real estate. Apparently, even avatars need to satisfy Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Second Life is by no means the only online space that is providing a market for digital purveyors of finely pixilated clothing, homes and gifts. At the end of 2006, Facebook started promoting gifts that could be purchased for $1 and posted on a friend’s profile.

What are these gifts? Pixels! But, in our opinion, Second Life is at the top of the mountain when it comes to a digital reality.  Second Life even has its own currency, called Lindens (trading at 268 Lindens per dollar), that can be used to purchase pixilated clothing, pixilated sailboats and possibly even pixilated love. These digital extravagancies start to add up. A mansion with pool, designer perfume, pair of kicks, cell phone, dress, and sailboat may cost upwards of $25. Consider one woman who claims to have 250 pairs of shoes on Second Life. Or, if you’re prepared to get fully invested, perhaps you’d be interested in a private island—which can cost $1,500 or more (plus a $300 monthly maintenance fee).

Of course, where there is money to be spent, there is money to be made. Folks looking to make a few Lindens here and there can take on a job in Second Life as a bartender, salesclerk, or even an exotic dancer. And those looking to go all out may want to invest in virtual real estate. An Alpine chalet, anyone?

Any way you look at it, virtual worlds have continued to grow in popularity and realism in 2007, and we don’t see this trend slowing in 2008. In fact, with universal avatars on the horizon, we may even start to see virtual worlds colliding. Could this mean…the first virtual war (VWI)?

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