Online English Learning - Blog post 1

        On February 26^th 2016, the class of Online English Learning visited the computer classroom in Zhi-xi Hall. It was the first time for students to explore the world of Second Life. We spent a lot of time shopping at freebie galaxy for free outfits. At first, it was difficult to take on and take off clothes and detach objects. Sometimes, I even took off the wrong parts and then the character’s waist just vanished. The picture below just showed this situation. She was frightened. 

 Figure 1. The woman with a sofa and invisible waist.   

        Having no idea about this situation, I still went on shopping and trying on various clothes. Finally I found out the choices in the inventory box and fixed the problem. Then she successfully changed her style and became a leopard woman. I stored this appearance immediately thus she could change back to this appearance anytime. She was stronger than before. The pose totally revealed her confidence.

Figure 2. The confident leopard woman.

         Next, I also added a tattoo on the leopard woman and had her hair dyed. She was quite satisfied and overjoyed. As the two pictures below showed, the leopard woman laughed out loud at the edge of the freebie galaxy. By pressing F8 on the keyboard, She laughed, first lifted her head and then bent over.   

Figure 3. The overjoyed leopard woman.

Figure 4. The leopard woman laughed ceaselessly.

        Afterwards I went upstairs and found a floor full of wedding gowns and jewelries. Those wedding gowns were so beautiful. I took off the leopard outfit immediately and tried on the white wedding bottom with lace top as a combination of purity and temptation. The woman’s ambivalent appearance resulted in her blue characteristic. She often became sad and cried without any reason. She covered her face and cried as fleeing from the doomed fate. 

Figure 5. Sobbing woman with incomplete wedding gown.

She felt lonely all the time yet refused to know other people in this world. She refused any eye contact. And she also ignored men’s pursuit since she deeply believed that her appearance would result in destruction.

Figure 6. The woman stood alone.

Figure 7. The women without eye contact.

                                      Figure 8. The ignored man.

        

        However, everything changed one day. It all started from the invitation from the teaching assistant. All the classmates were invited to visit a new place when they were obsessed with shopping. They were all teleported including this blue woman. They were once independent yet all desired for a sense of belonging. Thus, they met each other and regained the joy in this land. There were beautiful and calm beach here. No matter it was at sunrise, midday or sunset, the sceneries were all breathtaking and spellbound. Moreover, there was a torii which was built by previous students. They gathered around the torii and took the first photo together.  

Figure 9. Taking a photo with classmates.

        Thanks to the classmates, the woman became more positive. She even danced when she felt delightful. And she joined a group and got along with two crazy women especially. The two women loved to wear exaggerated clothes and even attached huge wings. The lighthouse was their secret spot. The three loved to meet there and had fun. Before they left, they took a picture together. They raised their right hands together as if saying, ‘‘Vote for us.’’ Or ‘‘We are the queens of the world.’’

Figure 10. The dancing woman.

Figure 11. The three women waiving hands together.