Second Life - Extra Credit

When I signed up for second life I was pretty excited about exploring this new program. I love the Sims games so I figured any computer game that is similar is worth giving a try. I logged in with my name, which I got to choose from a list of last names, but could create my own first name. I decided on Sol December, not sure how but I just thought that sounded different. So I picked my Avatar, the basic girl with the polka dot dress, figuring I could spruce her up later as I played. When the game started, Sol landed on the sidewalk of a little community with a few other people around. Immediately I tried to learn to walk around, and jump, and any other thing I could think of. I didn't really know where to start, and this box kept popping up telling me I had notes from people. I went to the community area where there were more people, much cooler looking people, so I began trying to fix up Sol's appearance. There were hardly any options, and I assumed it was because I just started, and hadn't done anything special yet. I went up to an Avatar with a huge Mohawk and asked them what I need to do to get more clothing, and they told me to go to this large board with a bunch of simulated posters all over it. I started to click on the posters and pick out items such as clothes and houses. I was very confused and getting discouraged. I tried to see where my inventory was, and desperately wanted to change the look of my person. I didn't know how to use all the icons on the menu, and on top of that, the program was being slow on my computer. I got frustrated with it all, and just closed and un installed second life from my computer. Maybe I’ll give it another try in the future, but for now I think I'm sticking to the Sims.