In World vs. Real World: How is the virtual society different than our real world society?
Tyler-Well, real world is... REAL. Virtual stuff doesn't smell, taste, touch. You can only hear it and see it. And quite frankly, what would our world be like without ALL five senses? It wouldn't be exciting, that's for sure. But virtual society lacks the real feeling of culture and uniqueness. I went to Bermuda in Second Life and in real life, but I didn't truly taste the culture of Bermuda in Second Life, it was just boring and dull.
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How was your group meeting in world different, better or worse than the meeting in Blackboard Vista's chat groups that your instructors set up for this course?
Tyler-I can't answer that because we don't meet in the chat groups, we just email or call each other. We try to arrange meetings or get together after class because that is much more personal and productive then talking on a computer. Second life talking has unnecessary flab with it because it does much more then what you need to do, which is communicate. I can see myself just not getting any work done using it.
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How can virtual worlds like Second Life enhance the teaching and learning experiences for students?
Tyler-Hardly. I learn so much about places by watching documentaries, looking at pictures and the like. That really teaches me. And people that have real experiences about different places and cultures, societies and all are much more valuable then a computer screen. That's just the plain truth of the matter.
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What are the implications for the arts and society?
Tyler-Again, I don't mean to sound negative, but I don't feel it's a creative thing. It's not very artsy, though making the Second Life engine work takes computer skills, and in itself is an art. Really, I'd don't see the usefulness of it besides just talking. If I play games online it's because they are fun and you're blowing stuff up and developing a character, as well as exploring new worlds. That's cool, and that's beautiful. You can even meet other people on these online MMOs. What I like about these MMO games is that they look awesome! Second life has such horrible graphics. They seriously suck, and the loading time is from like windows 95. What's the deal? There are much better games and online communities out there. If I wanted to waste my life, I'd rather make it more worthwhile.
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In World vs. Real World: How is the virtual society different than our real world society?
ReplyDeleteJoe- The differences are through the roof. nothing about being online compares to real world interactions. to think that a Virtual Society could compare is ludicrous. The only thing that may be similar is conversation, and even that is altered. people will certainly talk differently online than in real life. I don't think I could ever see the day when virtual societies are more useful than real life.
How was your group meeting in world different, better or worse than the meeting in Blackboard Vista's chat groups that your instructors set up for this course?
Joe- we have never used the BB Vista applications, we typically keep it to face to face interactions or emails. As for second life, it was okay for the 2 minutes we were on there, but I think all of us agree it would not be a suitable means of communication.
How can virtual worlds like Second Life enhance the teaching and learning experiences for students?
Joe - I am an old fashion kind of person and believe that education should be done via face to face interaction. I think that is the best way to learn. Plus if you put kids on a computer game to try and teach them they are more likely to play around than learn anything.
What are the implications for the arts and society?
Joe - For the arts world this is great... it give people another outlet for their artful expressions. Society on the other hand does not need another reason to stay at home and disassociate with the rest of the world.