The need to pretend to be 'something else' or someone else is a very basic human tendency. The need to create a world of your imagination, where you can choose to be anyone you like and live a life that seems impossible in the real world, is the basis for creation of 'virtual reality' .
'Second life' is one such world of imagination that you can populate by creating a new identity or 'avatar' for yourself. You can build your own world, object by object, choose a profession, make friends, buy and sell property, almost about anything ... with only your imagination to limit you.
Philip Rosedale (of Linden Lab), the creator of this online virtual world, shares his ideas and thoughts in the video...
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