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In 1999, Philip Rosedale (known as Philip Linden in Second Life) Linden Lab formed. Its initial objective was the development of equipment that would enable computer users to be completely immersed in a virtual world experience. In its earliest form, the company's difficulty in producing a commercial version of the material, known as "the Rig" which was produced in prototype form as a gear steel clumsy with several computer screens that users could wear on their shoulders. This vision soon turned into the World Linden application software, where users can play games based on tasks and socialization in an online environment in three dimensions. This effort would eventually transform into the best known, user-centered Second Life. Although he was familiar with the metaverse Neal Stephenson's novel Snow Crash, Rosedale said that his vision of virtual worlds predates that book, and he made first experiences in the virtual world during his college years at the University of California at San Diego, where he studied physics.

On December 11, 2007, Ondrejka Cory, who helped the program Second Life, was forced to resign as director of technology.

In January 2008, residents (including bots used to simulate traffic in search rankings over) spending a total of 28,274,505 hours "Second Life", and, overall, 38,000 people were registered in at a given time. The maximum competition (number of avatars in Second LIFE) is registered 88,200 in the first qtr. 2009

On March 14, 2008, Rosedale has announced his intention to resign from his post as CEO of Linden Lab and become chairman of Linden Lab Board. Rosedale said Mark Kingdon as new CEO as of 15 May 2008.

In 2008, Second Life was honored at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for advancing the development of online sites with content generated by users. Rosedale accepted the award.

In January 2010, 18 million accounts were registered, although there are no reliable figures for actual use in long-term consistent.

Classification

During a 2001 meeting with investors, Rosedale noted that participants were particularly sensitive to the collaboration, the creative possibilities of Second Life. Accordingly, the first goal of focusing on the game, Second Life has been transferred to a more user-created, the experience-based community.

status of Second Life as a virtual world, computer game, or an orator, is often debated. Unlike a computer game, Second Life is not a designated target, or the traditional game mechanics or rules. As it did not specify targets, it is relevant to talk about winning or losing against Second Life. Similarly, unlike a traditional talker, Second Life contains a vast world that can be explored and interacted with, and may be used only as a creative tool set if the user chooses to do.

He also used to be of any age, but now requires users to be at least 18 years.

Residents and Avatars

Main article: Resident (Second Life)

There is no charge to create a Second Life account or to take advantage of the world for a period of time. Linden Lab reserves the right to charge the creation of a large number of multiple accounts for a single person but currently does not. A Premium subscription (U.S. $ 9.95/mo., U.S. $ 22.50 per quarter or U.S. $ 72/yr.) Extends access to an increased level of technical support, and also pays an automatic allocation of L $ 300 per week into account the member's avatar (down from an initial allocation of $ 500 L, which is always given to old accounts). This allowance, paid i.