With games that simulate an online virtual world rising to prominence in today's society We often wonder what benefits these virtual worlds can have. These different virtual worlds can help us simulate real life scenarios without having to face all the consequences posed to us when facing reality. Virtual worlds allow us to try things in an open community without doing so much harm to ppl. Virtual worlds leave many things open to imagination and give users the convenience of visiting these places from their home. They allow for an open community where people from all over the world can mingle and be free without the limitations of reality.
Some pros of virtual worlds include:
The convenience of not having to leave your home to experience a new environment.
Being able to build a community with users all over the world. People can do things in virtual worlds that they may not be able to do in reality due to financial or medical issues.
Cons:
People can be so entranced in a virtual world that they might forget what reality is.
I imagine virtual worlds can also become very addictive and might lead to some social problems.
Virtuak worlds are just that...virtual. Also, they are very timely to construct and often take away from actual human interaction.
Virtual worlds foster creativity by leaving everything open to interpretation. It allows for people to escape from reality.
In my opinion virtual worlds would look like a 3d replica of the actual world with the difference that one is all graphics while the other is tangible.
Works Cited:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/arts/television/06itzk.html?_r=1
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/04/01/ST2008040103032.html
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