How to Play Virtual World Games Online
A virtual world is an online, computer-generated environment. Many of these games have hundreds of thousands to millions of users. The complexity of these massive games vary from quite simple to extremely immersive and involved. Most of these games have 3D-generated environments. Some even have entire economies, generated by their users.
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Instructions
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Go to the home website of a selected virtual world, the most popular of which are Second Life and Sims Online. Click on the free download button to register to the game. Install the application into your computer and begin the game.
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Open the application, and log in. Change the appearance of your avatar by selecting the "Appearance" button, selecting from the large assortment of hair styles, facial features, and body features. Change your clothing by selecting your inventory, and equipping your choice from the available free clothes. Order new clothes for free or for virtual dollars, depending on the service the game provides.
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Communicate with other users using gestures and typing. Type into the dialog box and press "Enter" to speak to nearby users. Select a user with the cursor to talk to only one person. Select from the list of gestures if available from the inventory.
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Travel the landscapes with your keypad, with vehicles, or via other methods. Second Life provides a fly option for its users. Use it to travel quickly through the world.
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Click on the event list to search through a myriad of interesting and fun activities the server provides. Live music, lectures and art gallery viewing are just a sample of the kinds of activities and events available in virtual worlds.
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Tips & Warnings
Be very careful relinquishing personal information to strangers. You can never be sure who can be trusted and who people really are.
Report harassing users to the admins.
