Sunday, September 13, 2009
Perks of the Virtual World
People have praised the creation of cyberspace as a new world were one can be themselves and do what they could not do in the real world. Others have criticized it saying it is a way for people to escape the life they are to afraid to cope with. Regardless of what is said about cyberspace the fact is that it has become an expansion of our society.
In the article by Sherry Turkle, she gives various examples on how cyberspace have changed peoples interactions with society. Dred's Bar is a virtual bar in which people can have all the interactions they have in a real bar without the risks. It also allows the player to do the things they have always wanted to do, approaching a group of attractive girls might be a feat to great to some people but in the virtual world it is not nearly as intimidating.
In found it interesting the article how she says that instead of people stressing of the differences between the real world and the virtual world, that people should see the virtual world as part of the real world,
"We don't have to reject life on the screen, but we don't have to treat it as an alternative life either. Virtual personae can be a resource for self-reflection and self-transformation. Having literally written our on-line worlds into existence, we can use the communities we build inside our machines to improve the ones outside of them".
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Good post.
An interesting quotation. So, I guess that you agree that the virtual world can be an extension of the real world rather than an escape or an alternative to your 'real' life.
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An interesting quotation. So, I guess that you agree that the virtual world can be an extension of the real world rather than an escape or an alternative to your 'real' life.
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