My Experiences

World Of Warcraft: First Gaming Experience





 Second Life: My Second Experience

Unfortunately my Second Life avatar hasn't seen much action recently, so I thought it high time I went back and visited my lonely animated self.

Second Life is very different to Habbo and WoW, it is very sexual and a lot of the conversation revolves around sex. Not all of it, but a lot. The women are often under dressed and the men, tall and muscular.

This woman was being controlled by a chain

There is a pretty misogynistic set up; I even witnessed one scantily clad female chained to a man. Most of the conversations can't even be repeated as the language used was pretty explicit.

What I have learned is that there are definitely people playing Second Life with something else on their mind, I'm just not so sure it is love. There doesn't seem to be as many social boundaries as World of Warcraft and Habbo and users make it pretty obvious they're there for sexual gratification over anything else.

That's not to say that that is all Second Life is for. It depends what setting you're in, and by chance the setting today was filled with pole dancing, nearly naked women, dirty talking and kinky men.

I want to get past this part of Second Life and see if there are other reasons people are here. There are countless places to visit and I am intrigued to see what's in store next.

Meeting people can be a really exciting time- but always remember to keep safe online.

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No Likey, No Lighty: My Second Habbo Experience

Today it was about time I delved in to the virtual brick walls of the never-ending hotel once again. Of course, I am referring to Habbo. This time I think I had a better grasp of how to navigate through the countless rooms and actually managed to stumble upon a right gem..

Habbo has the great feature of users being able to create their own rooms, with one, I am assuming British, user creating a room based on a much beloved dating TV show. If you haven't guessed by the title of this post, it's Take Me Out! So there ARE Habbo-ers out there looking for love.. and lots of them!

Lonely Habbo-ers looking for love in the Take Me Out room

Not quite like the original format, female users sit in a long line of chairs until a new bachelor walks in (they all patiently wait in line for the chance, as do the women, who wait for a chair).  The women stand up if they like the look of the guy, and then the guy ever so politely goes over to all of the women he doesn't like and asks them to 'sit down'.  Hilarious!

Waiting patiently in line for a chance to play Take Me Out

The lucky last two ladies get the opportunity to answer a question, upon which, the bachelor picks his favorite and it all starts again. I wonder if any will be jetting off to the Isle of Fernandos?

I am still getting to grips with the social dos and don'ts, but from what I found today, there are users from across the globe openly looking for relationships, albeit virtual ones. I'm yet to see whether many want these to go beyond Habbo and I can't wait to find out.

Meeting new people can be lots of fun, but please remember to keep safe online. 

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My First Habbo Experience

So, since reading about the Singapore couple meeting on Habbo, I decided to play the game myself and see if Habbo-ers are online looking for love.

I created an avatar, signed up and off I went in to this fantastical hotel filled with endless rooms and characters. I did this sat in the comfort of my pjs. I can kind of see the appeal now.

My avatar and new virtual home- possibly the only time I'll ever own a penthouse.

After already entering the world of Second Life, Habbo is surprisingly different, not only in landscape but with the people using it. They are less keen to chat. I started to even feel a bit socially awkward. Weird, right? The thing to remember here is that although the place is not real, the people behind the avatars, are. By going up and randomly starting a conversation, interrupting another one, you're received with a similar reaction if you were to do that in real life. You have to earn your social cred here and I am not Habbo-savvy enough to get it. Yet.

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My First Second Life Experience: "You'll get laid here easy"

After starting out on my venture to find the romantic gamers of the net I thought it best I try the games myself.
First stop is the virtual world (or grid) of Second Life.  Download done, avatar accepted and I am off..

The door in to my second life.. who knows if Romance awaits?

Although I have gone for the free option, therefore limited in my game play, it doesn't take long to find people to chat to- and I wanted to get straight to the point. I asked whether people (or Residents, as they are referred to) come online to meet people outside of Second Life and some Residents were more forthright than others..

Second Life user Hazel Romano didn't give the response I was looking for with their reply of "you'll get laid here easy". At least it was along the right lines. Kind of. Not really.

I am thinking if people are willing to be this upfront already, surely there is potential for romance somewhere. Is there is an undertone as to why people use Second Life? I want to find out.

Hazel Romano replied to my question with a less than romantic response: "You'll get laid here easy"

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