Sandbox (Second Life)

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A sandbox in Second Life is a place in the universe that allows public building of virtual objects. In many areas of Second Life, building of virtual objects is limited outside these sandboxes. They also tend to be gathering places where people can socialize and mentor others as they build. One such sandbox is located in FurNation Worlds.

Many sandboxes have a longer "return rate". In other words, building in the sandbox area is more beneficial for the builder because their items will be returned to them at a less frequent rate than if they were to take it out into other areas of the sim. In some sims it is common that any area outside of the sandbox has a return rate of around 2 minutes.

Sandboxes can often become crowded in the midst of newbies or players that are generally inconsiderate about "picking up after themselves". While it is less of a hindrance than if this were to happen outside of the sandbox area, it can still become rather cumbersome if done to often, too frequently or the landowners simply lack enough staff to prevent this sort of thing. To solve this some sandboxes are set to automatically "clean out" at a set time.