Blog 2

Interview with Philip Rosedale.Fullerton, Ticky. Online video. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 3/19/07

I think what best sums of this article is "virtual actions, real life consequences." I believe that if bad enough, the actions in the virtual world can reach you in your life. Take for example someone who keeps harassing and stalking a person in second life, that person could potentially file a restraining order on you in real life. Or perhaps you are having a virtual affair with someone that is not your wife, and your wife finds out -- im almost positive most women would not be happy to find there husband developing a relationship with another women online.



Interview with Interview with Ted Castronova.Fullerton, Ticky. Online video. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 3/19/07

Second life is just that, a second life for someone! Second life is not a game, there is no "goal." Second life is just a social website, such as face book or myspace. People hang out, talk to each other, buy land, build houses, open clubs, ect. It really is a amazing concept, but I feel many people do not use second life because they see it as being mainly for sexual purposes and therefor being taboo. Second life may not become popular, but I do see something similar to second life becoming popular. Sadly I see in out future people being too lazy to actually want to get out and socialize.