There

I've just been playing with There.com. So far, I think I like it better than SL. Within a few minutes of being signed in, I was randomly invited to a party. There were lots of people there to talk to, and there was a dog play area with several dogs! I definately thought that was cool.... There runs a LOT faster than SL, which is nice.... The graphics aren't as good, but I've never really been too much of a stickler for graphics. The very fact that it runs faster makes it about a billion times better, in my opinion. SL can be so slow sometimes that it gets frustrating and annoying. I haven't made a full comparison yet, but these are just my thoughts so far...

Update: I just played a game of virtual hearts with 3 other people! My avatar was sitting at a card table and playing cards! And the music here is cool.... 

It seems like the organized fun in There is much better than SL..... Maybe SL seems to anarchist to me?

Update: I was just trying paintball! It would definately be more fun if I had a real mouse instead of a touchpad....and if I actually paid to buy a gun and more painballs instead of using the trial gun...

Update: So far, it seems like SL allows more user interaction and input into the world... objects, spaces and avatars are customizable, but There seems more focused on the social interaction. If you're not too worried about creating your own space or your own look, you can just focus on hanging out and having a good time. So, in that way, it has less potential as a true representation of this world, but it seems like it has more potential to be fun (at least to me...)

Update: There is so much more user friendly, and much nicer to look at! It may not be as sophisticated, but so far, it's more fun! I guess it's more like a game in that respect, but it has more potential for me to spend time here...

I keep discovering new awesome stuff.... like dunebuggies! You can try them for free! It seems like so much more fun here! Well, clean fun, at least....