Social Media is the technology that employs
Web2.0 sites to help users interact and collaborate with each other within a
social media site. For instance, people may share thoughts or information, add videos,
or create avatars. They can live a second life, by simply creating a
virtual avatar within a virtual world where they can be whatever they want.
People can also choose how they want to look by selecting a specific avatar, and
what they do by simply clicking on the profession they want. They can also go
places they never visited in their real life. The article “going to the virtual
office in Second life” shows how virtual world websites can help people go to a
place without having to physically be there, but what strikes me most is the
fact that companies now are starting to use this technology to conduct
meetings. I think this is a smart move from companies who want to hire skilled
employees without having to limit themselves to specific geographical areas. Personally,
I’m thinking to create an avatar who works as a doctor and has 3 children.
I feel when you supposedly live a second life you become more depressed because you realize how much time you are wasting pretending to be somebody behind your true self.
ReplyDeleteAn avatar can be a good source of stress relief and a healthy escape from reality. The key is managing your time between the real world and the digital and keeping the digital minimal relative to the real world.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Will, creating an avatar can be stress relief as long as they can manage between that and real life. Spending too much time in a virtual world means you lose out on real human interaction.
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