I ran across an interesting reference to the way Second Life got started. Although I have not been able to verify this information completely, maybe it is of interest to you as well.
Apparently, there is a book that was written about 13 years ago called, “Snow Crash,” in which the main character spends time in a metaverse, or an alternate reality. For a summary of the book, visit http://www.wiu.edu/users/jrh124/Summary.htm. It is not the type of book I generally select, so I’m not surprised I haven’t heard of it, even if it was on the best-seller list at the time. It is interesting to think that something like Second Life got started in reference to a book.
There was mention of similar games in the same genre that came about as a result of Snow Crash: There, Second Life, The Palace, Uru, and Active Worlds, which is based entirely on Snow Crash (info from wikipedia).
There is a student at Elon University, where they explore Second Life in some of their classes, that hosts some interesting info about Second Life and other similar games. http://trumpy.cs.elon.edu/metaverse/archives/2004_12_01_archive.html
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