Personal Log: Rob Versteegt

Yes everyone, I too have fallen to the power of Second Life. And if it wasn't for Adrien, Bram and Martin's bragging, I probably wouldn't have joined it in the first place.

But now that I have, I feel I should thank those who bragged about it: it's quite a remarkable world. And sure, why not justify entering this hype as a means of experiment? An experiment into the virtual world. What does this do with people? What is possible in Second Life? What is better there than in First Life?

Well, let's just start by introducing my character: RoBobby. RoBobby is, as I've created him, a bit of a teacher-like figure. (no surprise there.) This is how he looks, this is how I play him. As such, he (and I) has a lot of interest in education, musea, etc. But being me who plays RoBobby, he also has a lot of interest in Star Trek and Frontier Fleet. So when I stumbled across a space museum with the Space Shuttle Atlantis, I couldn't help but take a picture

Yes, I'm able to fly in Second Life! Flying is great... but so is relaxing. Which I'm doing here. Or here. And of course here there's Darthbunny interrupting a nice screenshot of RoBobby drinking tea!

There's Star Trek in Second Life too: I've met the Guardian of Forever and I've worn a Starfleet Uniform and Tricorder. I also visited the Enterprise D, the Defiant and a Bird of Prey, although I have no screencaps about that now. Maybe later.

One thing you can also do in Second Life is just... do nothing. Watch some fish or something like that. That too is to be enjoyed. It's all the advantages of real life, in a fake world. Plus, there are things in Second Life which you can't do in reality, namely flying and transporting from one place to another. I guess I am now beginning to understand why so many people are addicted to this game... uhm, social experiment. I'd better watch out, otherwise I'll get addicted too!

See you in a next blog about RoBobby's Adventures!