So I was on my netvibes site today and one of the top stories on my news was how the second life creator, Cory Ondrejka, quit his job. Ondrejka helped write the computer code the for the virtual world. Second Life, as we all know, is a 3D Internet destination where users create, buy and sell fantastic islands inhabited by virtual characters, or avatars. He said he wanted to pursue new professional challenges and that he had strategic differences. The site also said that second life has been criticized for technical problems – graphics that load painfully slowly on older computers, and bizarre glitches where avatars appear unintentionally naked. The site has struggled with hackers and hecklers, who have defaced other users’ content or interrupted virtual conferences. I didn’t know anything like that went on in second life. I know my roomate had to have a second life for one of her classes, but I don’t know if she had any problems like that. So maybe a new owner will take Ondrejka’s place and improve some of the problems second life has faced.
