SL Web Beta Access

The beta version of Second Life in a web browser has been proving tricky to access, I tried many times without success. I did finally manage to log in earlier today by following these simple instructions from SignpostMarv Martin posted on New World Notes -

• Go to the access page: http://interest.secondlife.com/beta
• After the pages loads, copy/paste this URL into the address bar:

javascript:window.popup_shown=false;$('#guide .failure').hide();showSuccessPopup();

Hit Enter, and that should bring up a log-in window that says "Second Life is waiting for you", and asks for your e-mail address. Do so, and you should now access Second Life via the cloud.

This worked for me after installing a Java plug-in. You log into a very stripped down version of SL, there are none of the usual preferences, search options etc. that we're used to but you can't expect too much from a browser-based interface. It certainly is not a replacement for the full experience but seems to be aimed at casual users, who do get the option to upgrade to the full version. This can only be a good thing, this 'lite' version may catch the interest of those people that perhaps would normally be put off by SL's lengthy application process and steep learning curve.