Serious Game Classification

Second Life Linden Lab (U.S.A.), Linden Lab (U.S.A.), 2003 Download it Now !

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Classification

SERIOUS PLAY

Keywords

Adult - Avatar - Persistent universe - Real-time - Role-playing - Simulation - Virtual world - Zen

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Goods trading

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Education
  • Corporate
  • Religious
  • Culture & Art
  • Politics
  • Humanitarian & Caritative
  • Advertising

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 17-25 / 25-35 / 35-60
General Public & Professionals & Students

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Play-based
(designed without stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
CREATE : explanation of this brick MANAGE : explanation of this brick MOVE : explanation of this brick SELECT : explanation of this brick WRITE : explanation of this brick
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Analyses
  • "The gameplay brick CREATE can't be considered like a goal as SL doesn't evaluate the users' building. Thus CREATE must be considered as a "Play Brick" (a way to do) and not as a "Game Brick"."
Second Life Second Life (SL) is a Serious Play. it is a 3D virtual world where the user are free to dialogue, organise debats, exhibitions, conferences, concerts, games, etc. The users use to change services like virtual building, dresses, etc, for some Linden dollars.

Distribution : Internet - Free
Platform(s) : Macintosh - PC (Windows)

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