Hey! Let's Meet at Princeton

As one of the members says, the team was teleported to this world-known top-notch university, Princeton, in no time, but actually it took me more than 24 hours to fly there, starting from here, Taipei.Located in New Jersey, Princeton is one of best universities not only in the U.S. but in the whole world. To get into this university you not only have to be very smart, you also have to be super rich, for Princeton is also noted for its ‘aristocrat’ students.In Second Life, Princeton is only one click away, but for people living in Taiwan, it is far far away. Flying from Taipei to JFK Air Port takes at least 17 hours and get to Princeton still needs another 3-hour-drive. If you take the indirect flight, transiting plus traffic jams, what do we get here? Um… the time adds up to 27 hours at most!

Virtual Reality

What are the differences between virtual and reality? The thing is even though the Second Life Princeton has the buildings and landscapes look just like the real one and you could click on the button which shows links to websites that introduce the campus attractions and history; it obviously doesn’t attract as much tourists as the real one does. On holidays, lots of people walking dogs, parents taking children for outing and if the weather permits, young people even barbeque or having sun tan on the green lawns. The atmosphere of Princeton is very layback yet you could still sense the abundant historic legacy upon seeing the castle and fortress like edifices.

On the other hand, in Second Life Princeton, there are scarcely avatars that you could bump into, the only thing both Second Life and real Princeton have in common seems to be numerous hyperactive squirrels jumping around the tip of the trees and gather nuts on the ground.

Second Life enables players the opportunity to ‘fly’ around the world to discover sensational new things, new people and new places in just one click away. Nevertheless, ‘Seeing is Believing,’ if you get the chance, never stick your butt in front of computer because there is a whole lot of world to see by yourself!