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 i have a question about second life. how does one obtain an account and password? does it have a cost?is there free access? what kind of software is needed? edith
	


> De: Eric Siegel <[log in to unmask]>
> A: [log in to unmask]
> Objet: Re: Second Life
> Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 12:25:23 -0400

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> Hello, Reagan:
> 
> The first time I tried Second Life, about 5 years ago, my avatar (the  
> word for "character") got stuck at the bottom of a body of water and  
> I just left him there.  I assume he's still there and extremely  
> bored.  You have done everything correctly except you probably don't  
> have a fast enough connection to the internet or a fast enough  
> computer, or both.  It takes a lot of time for your 3D world to  
> render so that it doesn't look bleak.  Or maybe you landed on bleak  
> island (or are in bleak house? sorry...).  Anyway, try finding a  
> faster connection/computer and you will be surprised how much more  
> immersive it becomes.  I went from a g4 powerbook to one of the new  
> dual core intel macbook pro and it made a world of difference, so to  
> speak.
> 
> Eric Siegel
> Director and Chief Content Officer
> NY Hall of Science
> 47-01 111th Street
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> 718 699 0005 x 317
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> On Aug 3, 2007, at 11:32 AM, Reagan Cole wrote:
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> > Hello, I'd like to go sightseeing in second life but I'm completely
> > clueless.
> > I do have an "account" , a "password" and a "character" if that's what
> > things are called in 2L.  I can jump, fall and move in different
> > directions but the landscape is barren and bleak.  How do I find the
> > museums in that world?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Reagan Cole, PhD
> > Exhibits Engineer
> > Museum of Life and Science
> > 433 Murray Avenue
> > Durham, NC 27704
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