Second Life Issue

According to Newswire’s “Virtual Worlds, Real Cheaters,” Linden Lab makes Second Life, and all avatars in the virtual world can experience life as if we lived in the real world. The virtual world offers us opportunity to earn real money. For example, people living in the virtual world sell virtual gold or other items and they can change from virtual wages to real money. However, some people abuse the opportunity and the cheaters pretend to be an honest avatar and go into the virtual worlds, such as Final Fantasy VI, Lord of the Ring, and Second Life. The article explained that those people are a threat and disturb avatar’s business.

We will be able to do business safety if it comes true that Linden Lab strengthens its security, people make obvious rule, and people are advised to be honest in Second Life.

First, it is necessary for avatars to be protected from cheaters. They need some security system and safety. Many companies rely on the security providers but the number of cheaters has not decreased. It means the system is not enough against cheaters and the cheaters are becoming cunning. Linden Lab should manage Second Life and try to reduce the risk of troubles. A reliable security system will lead to increasing the number of safe businesses.

Second, people need the rules in the virtual world. It is an online game, but there is real money in the world. Therefore, people will lose property in the real world too, if they fail in business or are cheated by dishonest avatars. Strict rules will give cheaters punishment and pressure. People should protect their money and adopt rules which make cheaters scared.

Finally, it is the most necessary that people be honest in the virtual world. Some people are considered Second Life to be another chance to start business, and others want to just enjoy it. The latter have aims to meet new people, learn a foreign language, or go somewhere they have never been. If cheaters increase and honest avatars feel scared, the virtual world will consist of only businessmen and cheaters. Second Life is for everyone, so people should be honest.

In conclusion, we need a reliable security system, clear rules, and responsibility to be honest in Second Life. It is not fair business that someone earns money in dishonest ways, and we should know that there are also avatars whose purpose is not to do their business. Second Life gives us the possibility to succeed or fail in our business. A reliable virtual world will make our business active.

Newswire. (2007, July 17). Virtual Worlds, Real Cheaters. Techweb, Retrieved March 31, 2008, from Lexis Nexis datebase.