Phone calls will reach you even in Second Life

It seems that Second Life’s popularity has peaked some time ago but the “aftershock” attempts to commercialize it don’t stop. The recent idea from SUN (not Sun Microsystems) and Link Inc. is to enable Second Life users in Japan to call each other from their mobile phones without revealing your real phone number and name. The service called Avatar Keitai will provide users with phone numbers they can share with their Second Life buddies and charge the unspecified amount for the used minutes. You don’t need to be logged in Second Life to receive a phone call. While the idea of connecting mobile phones and online identities is not new (Jangl, Jaxtr and a bunch of other startups are in this niche), Avatar Keitai seems to be first to offer this capability to Second Life users in Japan. The question is will Second Life users adopt this service? Didn’t they escape into Second Life in order to cut any connections with real life and enjoy their dreams without being bugged with phone calls in the first place? However, I can see when Avatar Keitai can come in handy – to call your offline avatar-friend and verify when he will be able to be online again.

Source: +D IT Media