Casinos gone…so how does it feel now?

This is a different view in fact of the feeling when the casinos and fruit machines were banned from Second Life.

There have been repercussions in terms of the virtual economy and land prices have fallen but there is more to this ban’s effects than just these things.

Before, round every other corner was a fruit machine. It was an easy way to make money in Second Life, find some people, put a machine down and collect the money.

Since they’ve gone, things feel different. People are having to be creative to build a business because the easy option is gone. I know I spoke to one Linden exchanger I use and he told me that most of his transactions were through the casinos and since they had gone he had suffered quite a loss.

So its time for the Second Life residents to do some exciting stuff!

Communities, find a community that suits you and get involved. It might spur you to discover a need that not only YOUR community needs, but a lot of others and give you the opportunity to build your own Second Life business.

Secondly events, I want to see more drama groups in Second Life, there is such an opportunity to have poetry readings, music, I even saw an awesome Fire display and what about a firework display?

Art, what about those great photos you took on Holiday, that great sunset, or those drawings you created last year. It’s easy to get a small parcel of land and develop your own art gallery.

Virtual Cycle Rides (or any other kind of Ride) – there are MILES of Linden Roads in Second Life to explore and a Second Life Bike is a great way to do it – with the voice feature you can chat to your friends as well as you journey!

Games, Golf, Hide and Seek…. if it doesn’t exist why don’t you learn to write it. Remember everything you build you can sell.

Second Life was in danger of becoming one great big casino, with some creativity on our part as residents it can become the wonderful immersive experience it was originally designed to be.