Modeling Reality with Virtual Worlds

Virtual worlds is a new computer-based technology which allows people to interact within a custom-built, simulated world. Virtual worlds can be used in different ways. It can be used for educational, training, social, entertainment among many other various uses. The article "I’ve Been in That Club, Just Not in Real Life" states "In the fall of 2006 MTV started Virtual Laguna Beach, a 3-D world meant to simulate the Southern Californian beach community of its semi-reality show “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County”; in short order it added virtual worlds based on its shows “The Hills,” “Pimp My Ride,” “The Real World: Sydney” and “Kaya.” Virtual world introduces a new way of communication between people.It allows people to communicate with anyone connected to the internet. The article "I’ve Been in That Club, Just Not in Real Life" shows how people communicate in the virtual world. It states "crowd of young urbanites gathered in the bowels of Cake Shop, the pastry cafe cum music club on Ludlow Street, to see a performance by an indie-rock band, the Virgins. A couple of minutes into the show the subterranean space was already packed to capacity and smelling of stale beer, so I left." .Companies can use the virtual world to train people. by training people this way there will be no risks to worry about.Impossibility becomes a possibility in virtual worlds. Another interesting pro of virtual worlds is, It can be used to inform tourism of places they might want to visit before traveling. There are some cons to the virtual worlds. People who communicate in the virtual worlds can be deceit by others and be victims of fraud. Social classes will be created due to the fact that some people will not be able to afford this technology. People can say and do anything in this virtual worlds because there is the lack of laws in these areas of technology. The biggest con that I can think of is, People can get so addicted to these virtual worlds. They will become irresponsible, lazy, careless among many other things. This can cause them to suffer socially and financially in their real life. I think virtual worlds will be the new social media of the future. It will bypass facebook and twitter. I believe that because the virtual world makes the person more involved. It brings you into action and makes you see a different world.

Refrence:

http://www.health24.com/Mental-Health/News/Virtual-world-may-impact-real-world-behaviour-20140210

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/arts/television/06itzk.html