Another business concept: Goal-oriented: You have a long-term goal. You have a plan for getting there. Not limited to business. Applies to educators, performers, writers, actors -- to anybody working on a long-term goal. The reason I bring it up is that I have been writing a lot about things that relate to the concept. Now it is time to tie some of these things together.
"How do you play this game?"
That's what newcomers to Second Life often ask. My friends and I look at each other askance. Sure. We can't actually see each other. But we know what we are all thinking. I put the thinking into a notecard to give to people who ask that question:
Second Life is not a game in the usual sense. It is a virtual reality environment. Like the web, it is what people make it to be. There are games here. And you can make games yourself, if you develop enough skills in building, scripting, and writing. But let's treat getting started as a game: Exploring.
