Dreaming Second LIfe
First time it happens we are surprised, maybe confused or even alerted. With a bit of luck there is somebody of older residents to tell you that was happening to most of us. But then it happens again and again, so we get used to it. And then it stops. Or better, we stop remembering it. But sometimes a small (or larger) chunk of second life dream pops back to the consciousness while our humans are doing morning rituals of bath or making a cup of coffee.
It is more than natural that is happening. Second life is the land made of dreams. All that flying, teleporting and shapeshifting are more appropriate to the dreamland than to being awake. Not to mention all the surroundings we see and characters we meet. Combine that with the time we daily spend on the grid, multiply with focus that goes to nice images on the monitors and there you go. Sweet dreams guaranteed! It's only up to you to recall them after awaking. Some time ago I met a lady who was using second life to enhance her flying dreams. And she was reporting improvement. Now, imagine all the possibilities.
But we don't dream second life exclusively. Dreamland is being that nice medium that combines impossible things even better than metaverse. So we usually end up in some nice combination of meatspace and second life, humans and avatars standing one next to the other, most of them being something in between or both. And question who is actually the first person in the dream, through whose eyes I am dreaming is to hard to answer. It would be hard even if it wouldn't change as the dream goes.
Maybe our dreams are the place where it all unites. Finally. A place where things are smooth because there is no lag and no attachments needed to instantly run desired animation. You just think of it and there is goes. Yes, that is the perfect interface. But most important maybe, a place where all our avatars, including the one made of flash and bones are united. Or at least, changing spontaneously enough. A pace where we finally meet all our selves.
Don't be shy to comment.
First photo is taken at Shadowlands of the Kvirst, which is a recomended place when you are in the mood for a nice nightmare. If anybody knows the name or SLURL of the place on the second one, I would be grateful to know.
February 19, 2008 @ 8:14 amhi dandellion *:-)
February 19, 2008 @ 8:48 amyour post has the flavor of peace-seeking, which is a quest i also am on.
thank you for your thoughts and i will be back.
It’s happening more & more… Sometimes I stop dreaming about SL but then here it comes again… and ooohhhwww the UI is *so* good!
February 19, 2008 @ 12:15 pmAnd all those facial expressions and when I hug someone I feel it for real!
Please someone put me into cryo chamber with my brain attached to the grid :P
Beautiful post Dandellion :) Though I must say that I got a little creepy feeling when I saw the header in my reader, as exactly this morning my human was thinking about the very same subject first time since months…
February 19, 2008 @ 2:39 pmBeautiful pictures & post!
February 19, 2008 @ 8:45 pmYes, that pic is a bit nightmarish :p but not intended to scare. Eidur, your addiction gets into mythic proportions.
February 19, 2008 @ 9:31 pmThank you all for the comments, glad you liked it.
It’s been a while since I’ve had my own dreams…. Last time, OP and I were hanging out at a party, with all our close friends from both words - good times….
February 20, 2008 @ 5:52 amgreat blog dandellion , my new interface will make it even worse i am afraid
February 20, 2008 @ 11:53 amgreat blog dandellion my new interface
February 20, 2008 @ 11:56 amwill enhance that experience i am afraid
Soph, those with friends from both worlds mixed are wonderful.
February 20, 2008 @ 2:10 pmPeluda, I dugg on comment from the akismet’s dark pit. Now I understand even less what you wanted to say.
sorry i posted the same comment twice ,don’t know what happened. but to give an answer to your wonderful blog, If it where possible to enhance the sl experience in any way , you would come closer to dreamland . the intenser the feeling , the biggest chance minds /avatars can blend into one. Like in RL we all dream intenser after an experience we encountered that had a huge impact. of course SL is already intentense if you have a good imagination but i wonder if graphics would drastically improve what would be the effect? If there wouldn’t be a visual difference from firstlife for instance. I am sure i would have nightmares and my pixelated friend too.
February 20, 2008 @ 11:48 pmQuestionable is if better in.world graphics would make our dreams more intensive. Better imitation of meatspace doesn’t mean deeper immersion nor a more intense experience.
February 21, 2008 @ 4:15 amI was just wondering about that , you are probably right. virtual worlds will (maybe) one day have the effect as if you where looking through a webcam into another atomic world.
February 21, 2008 @ 10:11 amAn atomic world created by its inhabitants , a world full of elves, nekos ,dragons. }8-)=
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