Second Life <---> Bafa Bafa

I believe that Second Life related the most to the Bafa Bafa game. In the Bafa Bafa game we had to enter a new community where we did not know the rules of the community and had to try to communicate with this new community, but it was a bit difficult. Not knowing the rules of the Betan community, when I got there, they were showing cards in my face in a disrespectful way. It was because I did not understand their community yet. If I was there for longer I could have possibly started to understand their ways. This relates to Second Life because in the game you are an outsider, coming into a new already established community. Some of the places explored had rules that you needed to understand before entering certain places. The SL Project that related this the most was probably my own, at Bogart’s. There were the formal dress code rule, no flying rule, and human only rule that you were to understand. If you did not follow these rules and you went inside Bogart’s you would be asked to leave. It sounds similar to the Bafa Bafa game because our Alphan elder was required to ask someone to leave because she was not following our rules. Going into a new community can be fun too, it’s not always about rules and stuff, it’s about learning about a new culture/community. You just want to make sure you know of any main rules so you don’t offend their culture. So go explore a community that’s different than your own :)

Thanks :)
-Reecie