Presuming that you are a user of MSN, or other IM programs (or have used it before, or at least know about it)...
Besides the obvious differences (such as ActiveWorlds is 3D and MSN isn"t, etc) what are the qualitative differences between the regular IM program and a 3D environment?
I think its absolutely absurd wither it is good quality or not! I know our world is huge and there are billions of people, but there is no need to talk to them through a 3D world, if you are that desperate to make friends, go join a club, society, club or even a club scouts but not a 3D world.
I understand that it helps and is a great advantage to communicating and meeting people, but msn is a much better idea in my mind. Why? Its keeping it simple people, and its not an overload when it comes to profiles. You can build a completely new different life on 3D sites, if that doesn’t spell out self-consciousness and “needs a social life” I don’t know what does.
I think its ok when you have a goal with these sites (world of warcraft), but when it comes to building a life… going to far.
In conclusion to this question though the quality with 3d, I found it to be slow and annoying, Msn is way faster and far more convenient for me, especially as I only go on to check my facebook and do work.
What is different about the kinds of socializing that happens in these spaces? Does the 3D aspect make much difference?
I think the difference is both dramatic and pointless. Although it might be real and you can do countless amounts of new things including build homes, businesses, play games and meet people, you can do all these in a healthy environment. So although this does make IM better, in my mind it’s like a mobile phone with a cheese grater and its only going to lead to all sorts of sickness.
No comments:
Post a Comment