“My Virtual Life”
This article was very interesting to me. We live in a world where technology is booming. The video game industry is at the highest it has even been. One of the newest most popular virtual reality games is second life. Second life has taken over many peoples lives, but in a negative way. The reason i feel it is so popular is because, it allows people to live their life, like in a dream, where they can take chances without really any risk. It allows people to live the prefect life. Companies are looking at this as a new way of marketing but it really going to work? I feel its going to be the next big thing and is going to hurt in the long run. Eventually people are going to become so addicted to this game that reality will no longer exist. As we play this game as a part of the experiential learning, i must say at times it can be addicting because i constantly am exploring the new places and people. It is almost like we can live life as another person and see who we will turn out.
Do you feel second life will be the next big thing, in the upcoming future?
Virtual Hunting
This video was very interesting, but i not in favor of it. Yes, hunting is very important to some people and i have nothing against that. If its your hobby, then fine by it. but now that they came up with virtual hunting, i personally think its wrong. Why should people be allowed to kill, live deer from their computer. Its just weird to me and i just don’t like it. Of course a lot of hunters will oppose this and i don’t blame them. It is sickening in a way.
How are your feelings toward virtual hunting?
Machinima
After reading this article machinma was a little confusing to me but sounds very interesting. It pretty much has something to do with machine cinema, and how from video games, movies can be made. From the article this seems to have its advantages and its disadvantages. In the filming indtrustry there is a limit to the control and range of expression and a an advantage is it can be used for mainstreaming, such as telvison and advertising.
Do you think Machinima will one day be more useful in making large films?
Meteforas
This article is very interesting because it is describing space and how it can be used in so many different asepects. I did not realize it but space can be precieved in many differnt ways. one example i really like is in the introduction. “Our creative endeavors fall into different categories based on how they exist in space and time. If you look at it while standing still, it’s a painting. If you move around it, it’s a sculpture. If you pass it around, it’s a snapshot. If you live in it, it’s architecture.” this was very interesting to me. In each one of the tabs it goes trhough space and explains how time, and space can be measured. The article then goes on to explin the diffent aspects of space, how its made where it derives from and how it is used. My favorite part of the artilc eas the acoustics and music. I liked how music devlpoed and progressed as time passed, it was really interesting.
Vitrual Iraq
Virtual iraq was pretty interesting, it is used for veterans of the war who are suffering from post dramatic stress disorder. It allows for soldiers to see Iraq again in a virtual form. I like the quote that says, that to an average person this is merely just a video game, but to a solider it is bringing them back to where they once were. It allows the soldiers to explain there problems to their therapist. I think it is a great idea.
What do you think of virtual Iraq?
