Whether it be Cafe Wellstone or Virtually Speaking or Netroots Nation or your favorite progressive hangout on S.L., this is the place to round up your fellow S.L. progs and toot your own S.L. horn, pimp your own or favorite hangout / store / shop, or just discuss the latest S.L. gossip. This is the place to introduce the DK4 community to the power of 3D Virtual Worlds that is Second Life.
Below the fold is one way to enter Second Life. Enjoy your trip!
Many of us here in this Group have been S.L. netizens for years, so if you have any questions holler!
Join us "in world" on Second Life! (Republished from 3/22/2011)
S.L. is like Facebook - only better with less drama - and in face-to-face 3D. And it's FREE.
To get there, go to the Phoenix / Firestorm Download Page and DL the Viewer for your computer - Windows, Mac, whatever. A "Viewer" is a Browser just like any web browser - Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome – except it's used to display text and images from the Second Life Platform (aka "S.L."). You can't see S.L. without a Viewer, so... install the Phoenix Viewer, then open it. It will take a few moments for the Viewer to open. When it opens click the "Sign up for account" Link in the lower right corner of the Viewer. The Link will open your "default browser" - Internet Explorer, Firefox, whatever - and take you to the S.L. signup page.
Do Not Use Your Real Name to sign up for an account. The S.L. Name You Choose will be your S.L. Login, so... choose carefully. Something funny and/or sexy, exotic works best. But, if you plan on working on there not Too sexy or Too funny. Can't be too exotic though. Exotic is fine! Choose your "cartoon character" 'Look.' Don't worry about how awful they look, you will get the "Look" you want once you get on S.L.
I'm not sure of the signup process after you choose your S.L. name, but if they ask you to Download their Viewer don't bother. You have already DL'd one. And, it's better than their "official" one (in my opinion).
I'm pretty sure once you choose an S.L. name and character (or "avie") and password you're good to go! You're signed up! So, just go back to your open Phoenix Viewer and Log In with the name you just gave yourself. It will take a minute or two to open up the first time. Once the Viewer finally opens you will see your character from behind gazing upon S.L. Welcome to S.L.!! You're in! Need help getting around just ask for me, on S.L. as "Wink Edelman" (or any of the group members here) for help. To find me, click the 'Search' button at the bottom of the Viewer (bottom center). Click the "People" Tab, and in the "Find" Box type my name: Wink Edelman. My 'Profile' card will open with all kinds of info about yours truly. Just click the IM button to send an IM and I'll help get you out of wherever the S.L. gods dropped you.
Enjoy!
Join us fellow progressives at one of our Clubs, Hangouts or Venues! We'd love to see you in 3D!
Welcome to S.L.!