What do I do now since I've never used avatars before?

[kittie Irelund]

Since this is the very first time I have ever used avatars, can you tell me what I do now?  I have just recently signed up and tonight is the first time I've  been on to work with it.   Can you please tell me what I do now?

[Tempest Lefevre]

First I would suggest you use the search on the bottom of your screen and search for the Bright AO. It is free and has really nice animations so you don't have to do the Linden duck walk. Next, you can keep the original avi you have or start tricking in out. A good way to do that is to join several Midnight Mania groups. That way you can get a variety of skins, avatars, clothes, buildings, etc and get to know some of the stores around. There are also a number of hunts going on where you go from store to store looking for a hidden object of some kind that will have a free gift from the store, which is another way of getting to know the grid and what is available out there. I have found some of my favorite stores from a grid hunt.Again, using your search, look under events and then search under education. There are a number of classes offered by NCI, among others, that give you a lot of information about SL and what to do. You can also look under Showcase for some of the places to go to in SL.  From there, use your imagination and have fun.

[Ellla McMahon]

Hello Kittie, welcome to Second Life

As well as Tempest's great suggestions, try The Basics and the Video Tutorials from What Next? at the top of this page.

1. Customize Your Appearance
2. Meet People & Make Friends
3. Connecting and Sharing with Friends
4. Finding Interesting Places
5. Getting Linden Dollars
6. Shopping in Second Life
7. Creating a Home in Second Life
8. Getting Help

[kittie Irelund]

Thanks so much Ella... and nice to meet you.

 

[Boroondas Gupte]

For the basic stuff, try menu Help > Tutorial