My personal experience with the website second life ( http://www.secondlife.com/ ) was really not a very enjoyable one. I don't know if was because my laptop is kind of old, but it was hard for me to control my character. I played around with try to move my guy and it was a challenge, after about 1/2 an hour I was frustrated and gave up. But, it does seem like a pretty neat idea. Something maybe 10 or 15 years ago that seemed so futuristic is now here. I wonder how mainstream these virtual worlds will become. I liked how you could name your character and dress him as you like. I didn't even get to make it past the 3rd step of the instructions of the secondlife world... but, it does seem cool that you can talk and meet other people around the world.
As far as looking for other virtual worlds, I came across this game called Sim 3. It is being released on X box and Play Station this week and you can also play it on some of the newer smart phones. This is the third generation of this game and seems very popular and gets very good ratings. http://www.metacritic.com/search/all/sims+3/results It seems to have the same concept as the second life format, picking a character and name him or her. Picking your own style, color and naming you virtual self. Then going into your new community and interacting with others. I wonder if games like this will help people meet in real life? Maybe some love connections or making new friends. It seems as if the possibilities are endless and also very exciting!!
I did come across a few virtual documentaries and I like this one http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/virtual-violence/beb778cdf5c4bcc12b1abeb778cdf5c4bcc12b1a-256926417205?q=vitural%20documentaries&FROM=LKVR5>1=LKVR5&FORM=LKVR8 it has to do the old question is there a too much violence in the virtual world, such as video games. This short documentary that I found on Youtube.com is done all in a virtual format.
As a little side note with this weeks movie and making it easy for people to leave a comment I ask.... Does any thing our government really surprise anyone anymore?
As far as looking for other virtual worlds, I came across this game called Sim 3. It is being released on X box and Play Station this week and you can also play it on some of the newer smart phones. This is the third generation of this game and seems very popular and gets very good ratings. http://www.metacritic.com/search/all/sims+3/results It seems to have the same concept as the second life format, picking a character and name him or her. Picking your own style, color and naming you virtual self. Then going into your new community and interacting with others. I wonder if games like this will help people meet in real life? Maybe some love connections or making new friends. It seems as if the possibilities are endless and also very exciting!!
I did come across a few virtual documentaries and I like this one http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/virtual-violence/beb778cdf5c4bcc12b1abeb778cdf5c4bcc12b1a-256926417205?q=vitural%20documentaries&FROM=LKVR5>1=LKVR5&FORM=LKVR8 it has to do the old question is there a too much violence in the virtual world, such as video games. This short documentary that I found on Youtube.com is done all in a virtual format.
As a little side note with this weeks movie and making it easy for people to leave a comment I ask.... Does any thing our government really surprise anyone anymore?
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