Tuesday 28 August 2007

780,000,000

Is, as Brando informs me, the number of square metres of land in Second Life.

780 square kilometres, spread over 12,000 sims. Just over 300 square miles.

How much of that have you seen? Maybe 100 sims? I have seen about that many, maybe 200 max in my 9 months here. Not every part of each of those sims either - so plenty left to look at then. Its a shame most of it is spinning "For Sale" signs, sex clubs, tiki beaches and women's fashion stores but of course there are some good bits. There is always more to explore in SL, but if you already found your favourite place, have all your friends there, can't imagine anywhere better, is it even worth exploring? Guess it depends how easily it is you get bored I spose *lol*

Esmie xXx
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Anonymous said...

Thanks for quoting me, Es!
My source was the New York Times, August 9, 2007. They had an article on real estate in SL. Here is a quote:

"Linden Lab does not keep track of how many houses have been built across the more than 12,000 sims of Second Life, or how many of its regular users own and live in the houses, but the number is certainly in the thousands, according to Catherine Smith, a company spokeswoman. (It’s hard to know exactly how many users there are over all, since they can have multiple accounts, but Linden Lab records show that 8.6 million accounts have been created, of which 1.6 million have been active over the past two months, and that 20,000 to 50,000 users are online at any one time.) “Putting roots down is really important to a lot of people in Second Life,” Ms. Smith said."

29 August 2007 at 15:47

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