Modeling Reality With Virtual Worlds

Advancement in modern technology has bought us many unique and interesting ways in which we interact with others online. One of these advancement is the creation of virtual worlds. A digital space in which you can create new worlds or mimic the world as it is now. The relevance of virtual worlds continue to grow and compound as the computer age progresses. Virtual worlds are now being used in many capacities, more specifically as training exercises in the form of simulations in the aviation, and health care industry and as a coping mechanism for soldiers with PTSD returning from war as mentioned in the following article: After Second Life, Can Virtual Worlds Get A Reboot. April 30, 2013. http://www.forbes.com/sites/dianemehta/2013/04/30/after-second-life-can-virtual-worlds-get-a-reboot/.

The following are Pros and Cons of  Virtual World

Pros

•  Its Provides Social Connectivity allows for the participant to network with other virtual world users all over the globe.
• Its provides Entertainment for the users that uses it recreational
• Makes learning and trainings more immersing, Simulations provides a more realistic experience this is mentioned in the article: Avatar II: The Hospital" by Stephanie Simon, The Wall Street Journal, April 13, 2010 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703909804575124470868041204.html?KEYWORDS=avatar+ii+the+hospital

Cons

• There is no actual human interaction all interactions in the virtual worlds take place behind keyboards and computer screens.
• May promote increased anti-social behavior

Virtual Worlds foster creativity by providing and environment of unlimited resources for digitally creative expression. In a sense in virtual worlds if you can conceive it you can create it. And there in lies the future for virtual worlds an place in which creation is unlimited.