Location: Memory Bazaar, Mainland

Once newbies arrive on the Mainland, many of them head straight to the shopping malls or casinos.  This type of commerce may be so popular because most players do not have the skills, interest, or creativity to make their own items in designated “Sandboxes” where the game’s powerful creation tools can be used freely. 

It took me about 15 minutes to sweat out a free pair of sunglasses that way.

To buy anything, an avatar needs Lindens, the in-world currency purchased, like poker chips, with the real thing. On the day I arrived from Orientation Island, over one million real dollars had been spent to purchase just under 300 million Lindens.

Some poor avatars eke out a living of sorts by dancing or even standing on predetermined spots in clubs. This “activity” brings in other customers, the logic goes. . .I tried it and made no money at all.

In my inventory, I already have my sunglasses and these free items: three cars, one motorcycle, two houses, a tuxedo, some furniture, and a cup of coffee.  Oh, and the Prince-Charming outfit, but we won’t talk about that one now. . .it looks as creepy as a certain royal-themed fast-food mascot.

One of the things I like most about SL is that an avatar can do a wide variety of thing and ‘own’ a variety of digital objects for FREE - I imagine that someone could spend a long time exhausting the free possibilities and I’ll bet this is one of the aspects of SL that draws people in to explore…a smart business decision.

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