The Far Away

This may not be exactly the type of place I plan on dealing with in this blog, but I figure I would talk about it because I think it is truly neat. It’s a place in SL called The Far Away.

I wouldn’t say that this place is mind-bogglingly innovative or high-tech or anything like that. In fact, it seems rather simple when you first see it. And if you are looking for something “exciting” to do, The Far Away may disappoint you. But it’s what I would consider a great example of less-is-more.

Sometimes it’s the little things…

Here’s just an example of something that happened recently that made me think about different ways Second Life is not real life.

I was talking to my friend Radar Masukami* while he worked on a build high in the sky. After he added something to the side of the building, I naturally walked over to get a close look at it. Then something hit me and I said to Radar, “Did you see what I just did? I walked over to look at something instead of just camera-ing around to see it.” And he had noticed that.