The vast majority of you have already heard of Second Life, but for those who only have small notions about this virtual world here is a little introduction:
The Second Life official website sums up their "product" as a virtual world where users through the use of avatars (totally custom) can establish social relationships, creating, visiting, for it to evolve ... using both voice and chat .
In this world of "drills" that would delight Baudrillard, users can let their imagination by creating and participating in all kinds of events (or even creating them), going to the "alter ego" of cities and places of diverse cultures such as Hollywood, the Instituto Cervantes, Barcelona (you can see the famous monument to Columbus in the image) and to yet another types of institutions such as the University Carlos III of Madrid (where I trained as a sociologist). 
The great strength of Second Life, which has caused has followers around the globe, in my view, is that it is a world that constantly reinvents itself, with the state re-genesis of its natural state. Unlike other virtual reality (of life EVERYDAY) such as The Sims and Singles, Second Life does not restrict our imagination, no limits, anything can be introduced or made from owning guns up flirting with prostitution and other vices of dubious morality (here I leave a curious story of a real divorce because of a prostitute in Second Life http://www.muyinternet.com/2008/11/14/una-prostituta-de-second-life-provoca-un-divorcio-real/ ). Second Life lets unleash our morbid side, more instinctive, more animal ... at the same time allows us to become successful men and women in our "second life" and also (and here is another great strength Second Life) primarily by the amount of 0 and without accountable to a judge in the case of attack "virtually" to other users.
Another strong point of this virtual world offers us is that we can project our fantasies on our avatar, making it our old dreams and deleting (even for a few minutes) our deepest frustrations vital. Similar to the case of parents shaping their children to try to get them what they could not get years ago (for the most diverse causes.
Finally, I would recommend you to try Second Life, it is an experience not tends to be indifferent (both good and bad) to anyone. You can laugh a lot, have fun and make friends virtual with one day left to grab a coffee at the "first life", and here is my advice, do not forget that where you should really exploit your potential is in the real world. Because ... What none of Second Life can overcome uan drink on terrace with friends?
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