Beginners Guide to Second Life

When you are beginning Second Life, it is really good to have a guide. Without a guide to Second Life, it can take a lot longer to learn how to get around, get linden (Second Life money), and some of the special lingo. One cannot really cheat in Second Life. The only way to cheat in Second Life, would be to cheat other players, which is not what Second Life is about. Therefore that won't be covered in this guide.

When you first get into Second Life it can be hard to find places and things to do. But there really is a lot. As a beginner you have to realize the point of the game is what you make of it. There is a ton of things to do in Second Life. You can shop, chat, make a business, build, sword fight and more. Once you know what you want to do in Second Life, use the search bar at the bottom as an official guide to everything in Second Life. It's just a matter of clicking and putting in keywords to search all the places to see where you can find what you want to do. The search can also serve as a guide for places to shop for specific things such as avatars or clothing. If you right click on a an avatar and go to the person's picks tab you can also be guided to other good places in Second Life.

Avatars are a big thing in Second Life. They are what represent you, so its important to make sure your avatar really shows who you are. Some people go around as animal people that are known as furries. Other people where something called a skin that puts fancy make up on your character. Sometimes skins have something called bits on them. Bits are sexual genitalia. You can do a search for these things, but it is often better to ask people who you see has a nice avatar or skin where they got theres. Most people are nice enough to act as guides to where to go.

Another important thing is how to get lindon, which is Second Life money. You can earn lindon by modeling, taking people's photos in a studio, building things such as avatars, dancing, or camping. Camping is where you sit in a chair with your avatar and just watch the lindon roll in. Do a search to see what locations has good camping spots. Rates very. You can also buy lindon with real money. The conversation rate in Second Life varies. If you go the Official Second Life website you can find guides and notes on what it is.

So that's it for this beginning guide to Second Life. Good luck, have fun, and know that it takes a little while to work your way into the culture there.