I always wait until I actually get an inspiration before I write a blog entry. And I was talking to a few friends and realized we’re all gone through the same thing that all humans go through, no matter what color or shape your avatar (or you actually) are and it’s called:
Emotion
Random picture to throw you off! *giggles*
I am not minimizing the effects of Second Life to anyone. In fact, Second Life is a place to express your creativity, become and grow into a new person, let your inhibitions go and meet some of the best (and sometimes worse) people out in the world. You’re in an interactive MSN where you can express all sorts of emotions by a touch of a button or a press of a key.
And since this is the case, can we say we are completely detachless from the people we meet in Second Life? Or are there times when you’ve gone into SL and realized how much stress/sadness/happiness/anger you are experiencing while in-world?
There were many times when I was in SL that I cried or laughed out loud. But I bet you my fortune that when you were a newbie, you did not expect (or anticipate) how much SL would impact your life, or how much it can affect your moods or emotions at that time. Now is this silly or needs serious consideration?
Is SL more than just a game to you? Do you experience a cornucopia of emotions to the point that you are at the edge? And did you ever expect to be so involved, so into the game that you did not even realize until later, that you sobbed yourself to sleep because of Second life?
And if you experienced all of this, is SL more than just a game to you?
![[Self-Pursuit] Sitting on beauty](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2836429800_ca18e42417_t.jpg "[Self-Pursuit] Sitting on beauty")
My main emotion these past weeks have been frustration when I can’t log in, can’t TP, my hair and shoes end up in my butt when I can TP, money transactions not going through, inventory items going poof, and… well, you get the idea
But to answer your question seriously, I once lost all my inventory, so now I don’t allow myself to invest as much emotion in SL as before. I’m also too new to have made many friends, so I guess that’s part of it as well. (Originally rezzed 17 Dec 2007)
I feel the same way. It’s surprising how emotional one can get when one invests that much time on a game. It becomes so real for you that you live your SL like your RL.
-Portia <3
Oh yes… when I lost my inventory I was as distraught as if I had lost real stuff. Well, it was real to *me*!!! lol. I didn’t log in for 2 weeks after that. Then I caved and created an alt