Archive for November, 2008
Protecting Your Account in Second Life
November 6th, 2008
While the concept of protecting your Second Life account seems rather obvious, there are all manner of players who still make mistakes when it comes to protecting their SL account. Naturally, the advice that you hear about not sharing an account is just common sense and you hear about this proper procedure all the time. But even discussing the name of your account can cause all manner of difficulties, as there are individuals who are skilled at hacking passwords as well as user accounts.
By making sure that you do not discuss the name of your SL account, you can reduce the chances of anyone hacking into your player account. In addition, taking the time to come up with a clever and unique account name can help to avoid having hackers simply guess the name of your Second Life account. This is a common tactic and it involves simply guessing at a lot of popular names that might be used as the username for a Second Life account. It is surprisingly effective, as many players choose pop-culture references or simple names to give to their accounts.
Keeping discussion of your SL account and any difficulty you may be having to a minimum is another good way to avoid having any problems. As soon as trouble occurs, be sure to report any problems to administrators and look into changing your Second Life account password on a regular basis. Simply by constantly changing the password, you can eliminate the ability for most individuals to get in.
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What is Teen Second Life?
November 2nd, 2008
If you’ve ever played SL, then you probably have a good idea of what Teen Second Life is. If not, you might be a little curious as to what kind of game would be called a “second life.” Sometimes it’s nice to see what life would be like if you could do cool things, like fly or own a house where you arrange the furniture. That’s where Teen Second Life comes in for anyone between 13 and 17.
The age restriction is to keep teens safe from potential online dangers as well as the adult content that can be found in Second Life. Proof of age is required, generally by registering with a valid PayPal account that can also be used to upgrade the account from the free basic. A paid Second Life account will have more features than the basic one.
Teen Second Life has a lot of the same gameplay as the regular SL with minor exceptions. All of the adult content that you’d find in the regular game has been removed from the SL teen version. Also the prices of in-game objects in Teen Second Life are lower than the original game because the average income of the players is different. Teens can still purchase SL Linden Dollars, or game money, with real money from a selection of different websites. Anything a player has in Teen Second Life will automatically be transferred with their account to Second Life when they turn 18.
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