Content Creation

One of the most unusual features of the Second Life Virtual World is that any user can create new stuff that every one else can see and use. The ambitious can create things for sale. The artistic can create art. Monopoly players can buy and sell land using real money and hotels. All of these things together are called Content Creation.

One reason that people are willing to put their creations into Second Life is that SL tries hard to protect Intellectual Property Rights (or IP, for short). just like in the real world, there are ways to steal other peoples creations, but in SL this is for the most part not a common, recurring problem, thanks to the close attention given to it by the SL technology.

So, what does it mean to "Create Content"? This page is a high level overview, with pointers to more detailed information for content creators. It describes the broad categories of things that users of SL create, and what kinds of tools they use to create them. Enjoy. Remember, this is your Wiki. Feel free to edit it to your satisfaction.