Games I Don’t Understand
About a week back, I was watching CSI:NY and they were trying to solve a crime that involved Second Life. Once upon a time, it wasn’t called Second Life, At least, I don’t think it was. Or maybe it was just so long ago that I think it was named something else.
Anyway, I’ve been playing around on it, and all I can say is: BLAH. I’ve played it on both my Mac Mini (equipped with the less than stellar Intel GMA950 graphics chip) and on the School Supplied MacBook Pro (With an ATI Something-Rather in it) and both of them make it look like playing Doom 3 on a 386.
I also have a hard time with “User Created Content.” Don’t get me wrong, it’s not all crap, just mostly. I think the only nicely designed user area was the airport that I encountered. With the exception of some usability issues, it looked like a not-so-distant futuristic looking airport.
But, as I was reading was saying, there is no goal, no end game in Second Life. As much as WoW sometimes can be annoying (due to the fact that are idiots out there), at least there is a goal to reach that can be done at least a little on your own.
All in all, I don’t think it’s worth paying for. If you like it, all power to you; if you make money, well, be the second life’s answer to Donald Trump. But my experience, in usability and design, it leaves a lot to be desired.
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