How Do You Prefer to View the World?

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Today's post is a reference point for those who are new to Second Life or those who just want a place where they can find some of these pages all in one place. Today I am going to give some locations for the many viewers that are available to interact with SL. Through the years there have been many options to access the virtual world of Second Life. The opinions on each of them vary more than the amount of viewers that are available.

I am going to start with why I have chosen the viewer that I go with and then I will list the rest. When I joined SL originally I used the Second Life Viewer. I found that for the most part it served it's purpose.I found that it handled all the general things very well, and it will get you where you need to go. It's a great place to start. I used it for several months and then a friend told me about Firestorm and that I should give it a shot. I'll have to say that once I found Firestorm I never went back.

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I am a very visually motivated person. When I started using Firestorm there was just a difference in how everything looked. The Firestorm team have worked very hard to make the visual interface vivid and customizable. I also find the ability to set your screen and options more specifically to be a benefit to me. I like to tinker and Firestorm allows me to get it just right. I would invite you to read more about it on the Firestorm Website before you make your decision.


I am going to list some other viewers as well here for you to go and see what is the best option for you. I am here to help you find what you want; not to change your mind for you. Some are definitely more average than others in my opinion.As a matter of fact, if there was no Firestorm, I would use the SL Viewer and never look back.

Here is a list of some of the Second Life Viewer Options.

• Firestorm
• Second Life Viewer
• Singularity
• CtrlAltStudio
• Black Dragon
• Alchemy
• Kokua
• Catznip
• Restrained Love
• UKanDo

There is more detail on the SL Wiki regarding Second Life Viewers. I didn't want to try and reinvent the wheel here but I wanted you to have all the options available to you.

The official online color is: #A4C639 . 한국어: 공식 온라인 색은: #A4C639 . (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

If you follow that link you will find a list of Viewers that are available for use on your tablet and other Android devices. I like the Lumiya Viewer for that purpose.

  Now, in the comments below please feel free to tell people what viewer you use and why you prefer it. This is a resource for those people that may need help, and I would love for that to be a collaborative effort.

As always, if you have any questions please feel free to hunt me down InWorld or contact me via Email at stone.kohld@gmail.com. I would love to hear some feedback regarding how I might be able to best help you in your SL journey.

- Stone