March 6, 2008

• Second Life: In A Balloon

  I mentioned my adventure in a hot air balloon.

  So I got one. I show up in places where there aren’t lots of property lines and where I can rez stuff, and voila. Balloon. Rodeo has been a good sim for this.

  Pick up random people, and ask where they’d like to go, and then we go. And then they give me lovely pictures like this:

  

  The simulated balloon can work like a real one, riding around on the wind. But it also can be steered, which is much more enjoyable for everyone. Second Life winds aren’t very consistent; they were designed to make flags flap in the breeze, not to model weather patterns.

  Situations and scenarios on Second Life are entirely a context for social interaction. Getting to know three people while you float around and do balloon stunts (under bridges, through gorges, just above the water…) is quite pleasant.

  

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