Second Life Cool Features

The first cool feature I found is a way to resurrect objects by typing a command. I saw this feature while exploring race tracks in Second Life and found myself in a Mario Kart Rainbow Road world. To try resurrecting an object, or more specifically the various karts in this place, go to the following location in Second Life.

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Twilight%20Town/42/196/4015/

When you arrive, head to your left and touch the green pipe to get teleported underground to Rainbow Road. On your left, there should be a sign like the one seen on the screenshot below.


The instructions are all on the screen although it does not show up in the screenshot. Simply type rez and any number from 1 to 16 to get a kart of a certain color. The object will automatically appear before you. Now you can control the kart and race around the rainbow tracks. I thought this feature was cool because it is something I can possibly use in my experiment. This feature makes it simple for avatars to get objects without having to place them on the ground. It can be a space saver for land owners who want to offer features to visitors but don't want their land looking cluttered.


Another cool feature I found in Second Life was to own pets. To get your own pet, you can go to the following location.

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/We%20Love%20Pets/134/219/25/

Once you get there, browse around to purchase a pet of your choice. I chose a Cocker Pup, which has many free items included with it and lots of controls. There is a note card that comes with every pet which contains a long list of commands you can do with the pet. I only purchased one pet, but it appears that every pet has a different set of commands that comes with it. I thought this feature was interesting because I never once saw a pet in Second Life until I searched for pets. I enjoy having pets so being able to own some pets in Second Life is a good idea.


The last cool feature I found was using textures to make objects transparent. To do this, you can simply edit an object you are building, go to the texture tab, and then click on the square image box above texture. Another window opens up and you should type in the search field "transparent." There will be two transparent textures: one of them is completely transparent and the other is white but still semi-transparent. This feature is useful because I can perhaps use it as glass material for my future experiment if I need to have something transparent.