I tried Second Life a year ago and I wasn’t really sure what it was before.我尝试第二生命 ，一年前和我不是真的不清楚，这是之前。 It was more like a 3D chat system than a game.它更像是一个三维聊天系统比一场比赛。

What is Second Life?什么是第二生命？

According to the site: Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents.据该网站： 第二次生命是的3 D虚拟世界中，完全建成和拥有它的居民。 Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by a total of 6,985,668 people from around the globe.自开放予公众在2003年，它增加了爆炸和今天是居住的共有6985668人，来自世界各地。

• From the moment you enter the World you’ll discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity.从目前您进入世界您将发现一个庞大的数字大陆，有很多的人，娱乐，经验和机会。 Once you’ve explored a bit, perhaps you’ll find a perfect parcel of land to build your house or business.一旦您探索出了位，或许您可以找到一个完美的一块土地，建立你的房子或业务。
• You’ll also be surrounded by the Creations of your fellow residents.您还包围创作您的研究员居民。 Because residents retain the rights to their digital creations, they can buy, sell and trade with other residents.因为居民的保留权利，他们的数字作品的，他们可以购买，出售和贸易与其他居民。
• The Marketplace currently supports millions of US dollars in monthly transactions.市场目前支持以百万计的美元在每月的交易。 This commerce is handled with the in-world unit-of-trade, the Linden dollar, which can be converted to US dollars at several thriving online Linden Dollar exchanges.这是处理商业与在世界的单位的贸易，林登美元，其中可转换为美元在几个欣欣向荣的在线林登美元的交流。

Graphics图形

Second Life’s graphics is really dependent on how the residents make it.第二生命的图形，实在是依赖于如何使居民。 You see in Second Life residents are given the power to create and design their own objects.你看，在Second Life的居民给予的权力，创造和设计他们自己的对象。 The building tool is not as powerful as 3D Studio Max but it serves it purpose well seeing that it’s easy to learn although becoming an expert takes time and lots of practice.建设的工具，不是作为强大的三维工作室最高，但服务，它的目的，以及看到它的简单易学，虽然成为一个专家需要时间和大量的实践。

Character Creation Fun 人物塑造的乐趣

Before, I didn’t appreciate Second Life’s character creation process.之前，我没有欣赏第二生命的性格创作过程。 I felt it was too complex but after having lots of fun creating various villains and heroes in City of Villains/Heroes I’m enjoying SL’s character creation.我觉得这是太复杂，但经过很多的乐趣，创造各种坏人和英雄的城市坏人/英雄，我很享受下午的性格创造。 You can even create and save various looks for your avatar.你甚至可以创建和保存各种期待您的化身。 There are even some avatars who change genders from male to female and vice versa.甚至还有一些造型谁改变性别由男性与女性，反之亦然。 Freaky!!! freaky ！ That’s not all, you can change the way your avatar looks anywhere and anytime you feel like it.那不是所有，您可以方式的转变，期待您的化身随时随地你觉得喜欢它。

Day and Night 一天一夜

Who cares?谁在乎呢？ You can override it.您也可以忽略它。 If it’s night time and it’s too dark for you then change it back to noon.如果它的夜间时间和它的太暗，为你，然后改回至中午十二时。 I always set my world lighting to noon.我总是设置我的世界照明至中午十二时。

Sound健全

Just like with graphics.就像与图形。 Sounds vary from sim to sim.不同的声音从SIM卡到SIM卡。 Some sims may have great sounds or may have objects that have great sound and some sims have crappy sounds.一些西姆斯可能有很大的声音，或可能的对象有很大的声音和一些西姆斯有crappy声音。

Gameplay游戏

Second Life is not really a game.第二生命，是不是一个真正的游戏。 It’s like the internet only in 3D.这就像在互联网上，只有在三维。 It has sites or places to visit.它的网站或地方访问。 Like the internet, it has shops, banks, games, chat rooms, social clubs, etc. So, if you think you are going to slash monsters or shoot spaceships in Second Life then you are in the wrong place although SL has thm in-world.喜欢网路，它的商店，银行，游戏，聊天室，社交俱乐部等，因此，如果你以为你是要削减的怪物或拍摄飞船在第二生命，然后你是在错误的地方，虽然下午已在thm -世界。 An example of a game in SL is Dark Life which is a roleplaying game.一个例子，一个游戏在SL是黑暗的生活，这是角色扮演游戏。

In SL, you move around visiting various places and meeting people.在晚上八，你走动了来访的各种场所和满足人民。 You can even have virtual sex in SL.你甚至可以有虚拟性，在晚上八。 It’s cybersex in 3D!它的cybersex在三维！ LOL!大声笑！ Business minded residents even established shops and malls in-world.商业头脑的居民，甚至建立了商店和购物中心在世界的。

Lag and Community滞后和社区

Second Life has a great in-world community.第二生命具有重大的在世界的社会。 You can meet and find new friends everywhere and anywhere in SL.你能满足和寻找新的朋友，到处随时随地在晚上八。 Go to a club and chat with the avatars in there, soon you’ll have a long list of friends.去一个俱乐部和聊天室与造型，在那里，很快您就会拥有一个长长的名单的朋友。

Lag is a big problem only in popular areas of SL and sometimes the lag some users experience are not really lag but bad frame rate because of a bad PC or a PC which is below the minimum specification to run SL.滞后是一个大问题，只有在流行地区的SL和有时滞后一些用户的经验，是不是真的落后，但坏的帧速率，因为一个坏的PC或PC机，其中低于最低限度的规范运行晚上八。 So, if you are lagging just find a new place to visit.因此，如果你是落后的只是找到一个新的地方访问。 Other areas, even with many people, don’t lag too much!其他地区，甚至与很多人，不要落后太多！

Fun Factor乐趣因素

In Second Life, you define what is fun for you.在第二生命，你界定什么是乐趣为您。 If having cyber sex is your idea of fun then go ahead and visit the many free sex areas scattered all over SL.如果有网络性是你的想法的乐趣，然后再前进，并参观许多免费的性别分布在所有领域超过晚上八。 If meeting new people and chatting with them is your idea of fun then there are lots of clubs you can visit.如果会议的新的人民和他们聊天是你的想法的乐趣，然后有很多俱乐部可以访问。 If you like games and other roleplaying stuff then just hit search and you will find them.如果你喜欢的游戏和其他角色扮演的东西，然后只需点击搜索，你会找到他们。

Right now, I enjoy creating shirts and undershirts for my avatar and I’m selling them too at SLExchange.现在，我喜欢创造衬衫和undershirts为我的化身，而我卖他们太在slexchange 。 That’s fun for me, trying to make money, hehehehe!说的乐趣对我来说，试图要赚钱， hehehehe ！

Price价格

Second Life’s basic account is FREE and it has everything a premium account has except the ability to buy and own land but who wants to own land anyway when you can rent land from the many real estate companies in SL if you truly want to have a place of your own.第二生命的基本帐户是免费的而且它拥有所有的溢价帐户已除外能力购买和在自己的土地上，但谁愿意在自己的土地上，无论如何，当你可以租用土地，从许多房地产公司在二○ ○如果你真正希望有一个地方自己。

Conclusion结论

Second Life is worth a try.第二次生命是值得一试。 Just remember that SL is more like the internet in 3D than a game.只是记得， SL是更喜欢在互联网上的三维比一场比赛。 So, if you want to break from the grind of your current MMORPG or MMOG then try Second Life.因此，如果您想要打破从磨您当前的mmorpg或mmog然后尝试第二次生命。 Who knows, you might even like it!谁知道，你可能会更喜欢！

By the way, if you are under 18 then I strongly suggest that you download and install Teen Second Life.由的方式，如果你是未满18岁的话，我强烈建议您下载并安装青少年第二生命。

Click here to visit Second Life’s Official Website! 点击这里访问的第二生命的官方网站！