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Good afternoon Second Life! Amira Beaumont here to turn in her first official SL Consumer Report for Kids! Here in Second Life we choose who we wish to be. Some of us have wings, fur, piercings, or other things we don’t have in our first lives. Some of us choose, for one reason or another, to revert back to childhood. Regardless of our choice, the path is clear: we seek aids in this virtual world to make it feel more tangible.
This is where the SICKEZE HUD comes into play for us kids out there. Designed by one Porscha Tomsen, the little HUD sits innocently in the left hand corner of your screen for a whopping 500L. Is it worth it? Let me put it all on the line for you.
This HUD is rather fun, despite its many flaws. It’s graphically designed to be simple, functional and easy to use, though the graphics may temporarily throw a user off with its lack of 'this is what this does' explanation. For a prototype it’s a great start...but its price is far too steep for the first installment - 500L. Granted free clinic services are offered and run off of kind donations (for times when your appendix needs removing for the 5th time in the week). At the clinic the HUD is offered as well as surgeries and other medical procedures administered by.....children. Pardon me...but Id rather be cut open by a monkey than an ankle biter with no medical background...SL or not. Not only that but the medical staff that are actually adults are less than adequate themselves...I’m sorry but chicken soup and standard cold medications does NOT cure severe bronchitis...Needless to say, with the HUD telling you that your appendix is busting when you had it out earlier, its widely medically incorrect and makes for a less realistic virtual world.
In my opinion, the fun factor is fleeting, the HUD gets annoying quick with its medical malfunctions and hypersensitive rate of infection, and for 500L I can go out and buy amazing hair at RaC. For those still interested the LM for the clinic where the HUD is offered and treated is included below. It is still unknown whether improvements will be made on this HUD, or if the updates will be free. Stay tuned.
--Amira *Disclaimer* The viewpoints expressed here are not the viewpoints of the owners or other employees of this venue. Amira reserves these comments as her own viewpoint. Once again, all rights reserved.** http://amirabeaumont.blogspot.com/
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