A “Second Life”.. in this life?
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I just finished watching a video about “Second Life” - a virtual world for people with learning and physical challenges. I found this video whilst browsing through Caity’s Page. She has summarised the video perfectly and I found myself agreeing with what she has said. It is amazing how this “world” so to say has been created for virtual users and is now thriving and doing so well. I never would have dreamt that technology has came so far to allow people to live out their lives through a ‘virtual world’, undergoing everyday tasks such as even setting up their own businesses and buying and selling within that business to other virtual users.
Like Caity, I was very overwhelmed and confronted after viewing this video and I do not know if this ‘virtual world’ is entirely beneficial to all users. Like ive said before, with every advantage comes a disadvantage, in this case I can clearly see both in terms of this ‘virtual world’.
I can see where the advantages of such a ‘virtual world’ are - these people, especially those with major physical disabilities, are given a chance to live in a world where nothing is holding them back and where they are not restrained by these disabilities. However, the disadvantage still remains, like Caity puts so well, that this virtual world might eventually totally detach them from reality. Overall I do think that this ‘virtual world’ is amazing and that if it is used correctly and if users do not become reliant and still do participate in the real world then those advantages will definitely out number the advantages.
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I just finished watching a video about “Second Life” - a virtual world for people with learning and physical challenges. I found this video whilst browsing through Caity’s Page. She has summarised the video perfectly and I found myself agreeing with what she has said. It is amazing how this “world” so to say has been created for virtual users and is now thriving and doing so well. I never would have dreamt that technology has came so far to allow people to live out their lives through a ‘virtual world’, undergoing everyday tasks such as even setting up their own businesses and buying and selling within that business to other virtual users.
Like Caity, I was very overwhelmed and confronted after viewing this video and I do not know if this ‘virtual world’ is entirely beneficial to all users. Like ive said before, with every advantage comes a disadvantage, in this case I can clearly see both in terms of this ‘virtual world’.
I can see where the advantages of such a ‘virtual world’ are - these people, especially those with major physical disabilities, are given a chance to live in a world where nothing is holding them back and where they are not restrained by these disabilities. However, the disadvantage still remains, like Caity puts so well, that this virtual world might eventually totally detach them from reality. Overall I do think that this ‘virtual world’ is amazing and that if it is used correctly and if users do not become reliant and still do participate in the real world then those advantages will definitely out number the advantages.
2 comments.
I can see where the advantages of such a ‘virtual world’ are - these people, especially those with major physical disabilities, are given a chance to live in a world where nothing is holding them back and where they are not restrained by these disabilities. However, the disadvantage still remains, like Caity puts so well, that this virtual world might eventually totally detach them from reality. Overall I do think that this ‘virtual world’ is amazing and that if it is used correctly and if users do not become reliant and still do participate in the real world then those advantages will definitely out number the advantages.
2 comments.
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