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Creativity and New Media





For this creativity assignment, I have created an avatar on Second Life. After completing the basic tutorial on how to walk, change viewing angle, fly, communicate, and other basic functions I continued to explore the Second Life World. I saw some new players as well so I progressed to greet them and start a conversation. However, there were only Spanish speaking players at the moment. After having no luck with starting a conversation I continued to explore the different buildings found in Second Life. I learned that there is an in-game currency called "LS" and that credit allows you to purchase various items in-game. After purchasing a different hair color and style I progressed further into the game. I went into a building where I saw various artworks, screenshots, software codes that were uploaded by different Second Life Users.

After playing Second Life for a while I realized that new media can not only boost creativity but have practical usages as well. Second Life players were able to upload various forms of files into the game and share it with the rest of the "world" to see. This not only boosts creativity but allows for players to be informed. For example, some players were able to upload youtube videos into the game. Instead of viewing it on youtube, I was able to view youtube in-game. This allows for more publicity and easier marketing for free.

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