Second Life linux client alpha on Debian.
I’m not a gamer. Since I’m so addicted to Linux, gaming is something I have to give up. However, wonderful pc game developers will come out with something amazing from time to time, aiming the entire pc game market. They have wonderful port versions for popular operating systems which Linux is also included. This is my second online game, after Neverwinter Nights.
The game’s name is Second Life, and yes, its linux client is the most hassle-free version I’ve ever dealt with. Simply download the package, extract and run the game. There’s no compile-and-install steps at all! If you are running on alsa sound system, your have a video card better than geforce2, then you’ll have no problem running this game. Make sure you’ve installed the nvidia driver like I did, and if you are on ATI cards, fglrx is needed for 3d performance.
Second Life login screen.
Second Life is best played in window mode, it has a lot of interactions with outside the game world(opening web pages, voice commucation with skype etc).
Second Life is command started.
A desktop shortcut can be added manually. The command to execute the game is /path/to/SLfolder/./secondlife
Residents
Players in Second Life, are referred as “Residents”. Residents have total control of their avatars(outlook in the game), therefore, seeing a dinosaur, tweety bird, or tazmania is not rare in the game.
Buildings
Buildings in Second Life, are all creations of Residents. Residents need to buy land in order to have buildings for several purposes, normally commercial shops for merchandise display.
Objects
Almost everything in Second Life, can be considered as an object. First, model something out, and then apply behaviours on it with LSL(Linden Scripting Language). This is the best part of Second Life, intelectual workers like 3D artists, programmers are actually making real money out of this.
I’m still a newbie in this game, but I see a lot of good things in it.
- It’s FREE.
Yes, it’s totally free. You are free to explore the world anyway you like on a basic account, until you’re happy with the game and feel like owning a land for something, you’ll have to upgrade your account to premium. - it’s light weight.
The extracted folder on my harddisc is only 90.8MB, supremely coded application. - Its Potential
Second Life has total 1,855,135 of residents since 2003, and keep growing. It has a unique economic system, its in-game currency Linden Dollar, can be converted into US dollar at around 250-300/1 rate, and vice versa. I’ve seen appearances of major companies in the game, Dell for example, owns an island in Second Life. - Its idea of IP Rights
Every creation in Second Life, will be the Intelectual Property of that creator, including avatar characters, clothing, scripts, textures, objects and designs. Both online and offline worlds.
There’s so much to tell about this game just after 2 days of experience, you certainly need to experience it yourself. Register an account and join many others in your second life!
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
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