EXPLORING SECOND LIFE : Location #4 : VIRTUAL TRAVEL TO MEXICO

Visited to Mexico in Second Life!

This is a 3D virtual environment where references to the real Mexico. The building, theme and the concept are all base on Mexico. When I looked at the environment, it was really beautiful, not in term of graphic, but the way they construct this place. For me, the only historical building that I knew in Mexico is Chichen Itza. I was exploring the whole environment, and I found out some buildings that represent Mexico, such as Chichen Itza, Cathedral of Guadalajara were being included Second Life - Virtual Mexico.


Chichen Itza in Second Life.


Cathedral of Guadalajara

There are a horse-renting area where we can rent a horse for free. Since we are able to "fly", horse renting is not really needed, but if we wanted to have an experience riding a horse and walk around, we can just go and rent the horse, it's free of charge. I rent a horse just for a knowledge and experience to immerse in this virtual Mexico.


I'm riding a black horse and walking around somewhere else, but I dismissed the horse instantly right after I reached another area.


The environment surrounding probably base on El Tajin, a largest cities of Classic era of Mesoamerica in Mexico.


The street view of Virtual Mexico. This street design probably base on Guadajalara of Mexico, and the images of Guadajalara I found on internet has a similar design. The background music of this area also give an effort that make me feel that I'm standing in a city of Mexico.


A picture gallery in the city.




The interior of a shop in the city, and there are a few of cultural and heritage figures.


This is a fort area just located beside the city. There is a cannon and we can touch it, the a cannon will fire. Smoke effect will appear after we fired the cannon. This probably one of the historical building in Mexico.

For me, this is a great location to be visited in Second Life, since Virtual Mexico has a lot of building design that represent the real Mexico, that's why I can feel that I'm at Mexico. The building they rebuilt in second life is very similar to the one in Mexico, somehow they managed to put in the cultural and heritages of Mexico and to exhibit it in Second Life.