Second Life

Bascially, this form of so called 'game' is a good escape from daily life because u can be whatever you want to be and choose how you look. It is as good as an escape from reality.

However, i feel that this is just lame to me. Simply because its all fake. No matter how rich or handsome/pretty or successful you are in this game, when you revert back to reality, you are what you are.This might also cause people to get so absorbed into the game that they mix up their reality with virtual reality.

Otherwise, it is a very interesting concept to get to know people that will have the same interests as you and it is a neverending game. Like in reality, it ain't over till you're dead, so unless your avator dies in the game, it is never over. This will also keep people occupied for a longer time than regular games where you reach the final stage and that's the end of the game. Replaying it will become just boring.

It is also a good place to showcase your creativity with the avator that you have created and to show some of the art that you have done virtually. It is also a wonderful place for people who are too shy to sing infront of an audience to showoff their skills in second life where nobody can tell who you really are.

However, where there is room for creativity, there will be room for people to do funny business in second life as well. They can impersonate other peoples' avators, create pornography and most importantly fraud. As second life requires payment, personal information are needed, therefore, this will make the site susceptible to fraud and impersonation. This can allow people to take on other peoples' actual identity and steal it.

First week of school.

The internet is a very interesting place. Like what was discussed in class, the internet has many uses, just like how i am making use of the internet to do up this blog and to hand it in to Mr Abel Choy.

The internet also proves to be much of much use to people all over the world. It is much easier for people to communicate without spending alot of money because of instant messenging and web cameras.

The internet also gives companies a chance to sort of promote themselves on the web so that people are more aware of them. It also helps students in their research for their projects and research papers.

I do hope to learn more about the internet from this course and not just the functions that it is useful for.