Does second life online game give your computer problems?

Answer 1

No, Second Life is not bad for your computer, however due to the fact that Second Life is quite demanding on a computers resources it can cause some computers to become hot and maybe overheat. Laptop computers are most likely to be affected by this.

Answer 2

Second Life is considered to be a safe site that contains no known viruses so downloading the game will not cause any security problems on a computer, it does however require a considerable amount of memory which may slow other processes down.

The game itself can be quite demanding on a computers resources and this can lead to over heating problems if Second Life is left running for long periods, it is important to ensure that a computer is well ventilated and dust free when accessing the Second Life grid.

Answer 3

Yes it can make your computer run slower, the Second Life viewer necessary to run the game does take up considerable memory of certain computers. Computers with limited free memory space are likely to be affected.

During the running of Second Life a computer will most certainly run slower as the graphic requirements can be demanding especially if other applications are running at the same time.