Second life is a missively multiplayer online game . It's a virtual world that enable its users to interact to each other.
The reason that people play second life sometimes is far beyond just for fun. For people with certain disabilities, it help them by breaking the barrier of socializing. When in the real world, these people are often stigmatized. While in second life, many of the real world challenges are eliminated, they become more equal, and many people are willing to hang out with them.Thus, it gives them a chance to try out these social activities that might be so hard for them in the real world.
Some teachers even use second life as a tool for teaching. They feel that, it's fun when students interact with each other in a completely different environment. Also, in this way, students will think deeper and are able to try out different possibilities.
However, second life actually become their first life. A lot of people admit that they spend too much time on second life that what happen in the real world are sometimes neglected. Besides, when people spend too much time on playing second life, the line between real world and fantasy are blurred, they sometimes shift these fantasies into the real world. When they put their emotions into the game, that's when problem raises.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with what you are saying and you made a very interesting point on how the line between the real world and fantasy will be blurred as they play more. Second definitely is a benefit to many people, especially to the disabilities. Now they can do things in second life that they cant do in real life. Also, I agree that second life can be a great way to educate people because it created it a fun environment for people of all race and ages.
ReplyDeleteYeah sometimes people do treat their second life as their first life if their emotions get too attached to it. I agree a second life does open up countless possiblities for all of us.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on that people tend to create a second life over the internet. This way they could escape from reality and sometimes be someone their not. Also, there are times where these people and their second lives make them realize who they really are, bringing them back to reality. However, when this occurs, they would rather go back to their second lives rather than their first because this way, they won't have to deal with too much stuff.
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