Living a virtual life in a virtual three dimensional world is becoming the new frontier of surfing the internet and is a rather rich business, not least because of the success not only of Second Life but also of other more or less known competitors.
The alternatives, obviously all free and free, range from 3D sites to build and chat to MMORPG online games where players live and challenge.
If Second Life has always had Achilles' heel, the stability of the program, its slowness and the fact that it can not be used on all computers due to the high consumption of resources, others focus on simplicity and the integration of the virtual world .
However, you can play and live in Second Life through alternative, lighter, and better performing PC clients for PCs such as Firestorm or Lumiya for Android.
Unlike Second Life but much more fun is the Minecraft survival game and buildings, a free 3D world where you can be creative and do whatever you want, even in multiplayer mode.
The most similar to Second Life, with a 3D chat, though with somewhat lower graphics, is called Kaneva focused primarily on shopping (with real money) and the entertainment that you can have with fun games or new acquaintances People, chat and socialize.
The most beautiful alternative from a graphical point of view is instead Blue Mars, where you can interact with people from all over the world and find fantastic places like in a second free online life and no videogame constraints.
The most played and lived after Second Life is the growing IMVU, a very popular game where you can chat with other people and live a second life in the 3D worlds made available.
Every person is depicted by a customizable avatar, they can create clothes and objects for the body, furniture and decorations of the environment, there is a virtual currency and there are so many sub-games to do in company with other people.
There is no competition or unambiguous goal, you play to make friends and meet in a different environment from the normal, indeed from the real.
IMVU, unlike Second Life, lives directly from the browser without having to download clients.Twinity is like a Second Life clone, much simpler, with players able to explore virtual worlds and socialize with each other.
The main competitor of SecondLife, the most popular among the new virtual games, is the online version of the famous The Sims, The Sims Social, where you build a home and live a virtual life virtually.
Another article describes the best 20 games on Facebook.With sMeet you can create the virtual character, avatar, customize it as you want it and make it go around 3D worlds.
SMeet does not install any additional software and works directly from the internet browser.
Not only can you chat but you can also make video calls, upload Youtube videos, listen to web radio and have fun with quizzes and toys similar to a Facebook 3D.
SMeet is the real antagonist of Second Life and is also in Italian.PlanetSegreto is an Italian chat with 3D avatars with rooms and environments similar to those of Second Life.
Except for being Italian, there are not many other reasons to subscribe.Entropia Universe deserves a special mention because it is a Second Life goal or a free World of Warcraft where there are missions to be played and points to do, in collaboration or against other people.
Dangerous this Entropy Universe because it may be necessary to play a long time and be involved is likely to become a craze.A new and especially cute avatar can be created with Wee World, a virtual world that is growing and is rich in games and people to meet.
The avatar has nothing to do with Second Life because it's kind of comic book type like those seen in the article: "Create a Custom avatar".
In conclusion, 3D chat rooms on the internet show great difficulty in becoming popular because they are complex and expensive for those who manage it.
The best is certainly Second Life, not only because there is a lot of people but because it is a virtual all-round fashion with a lot of internal games where everyone plays with their imaginary role and where, above all, the graphics have Achieved almost realistic levels.
Avatar's skin is almost real, stylish clothes, women are beautiful and there are fun and imaginative animations to watch.