Modeling Reality with Virtual Worlds

Nowadays you look at companies and corporations that do a lot of business overseas simply have their meetings in their own buildings and office. They call this a video conference, what it does to help is it cuts down the time and money for traveling to other countries or even other states to just be able to have a conference anywhere with a webcam. In the article "Going to the virtual office in the second life", they use this as an innovative way to cut budget cost. You can also use the virtual worlds to teach online classes; students get to be in the class without actually being in the class, they will still copy notes and lectures just not be there in person to do it. 

The pros of virtual worlds are great way to save time and money with the traveling and all. It helps some of the people who are too shy in reality to really do what they wouldn't do, like speak up in a controversial issue or just offer an opinion they might be hesitant about because they fear they will look inferior to others. The cons would be taking the personality straight out of the interaction, or whatever is left of it. You can't really judge how the other person is feeling and you stare at a screen besides getting to actually know a person. In the article "I've been in that club, just not in real life", you see this person living his life on a computer. Its not really a nice way to live your life, I mean you might even be more daring cause its computerized, but its not the same as just experiencing it first hand.

These virtual worlds can do a lot to foster in on creativity, for one you can use a computerized world to accomplish things you would never do in real life or just not able to do. For example, if a person is handicapped and missing legs, in his own virtual world he can climb mountains or just enter into marathons in the virtual world.

The future is looking bright, when you look at virtual worlds they will probably make more innovations to just make it more lifelike. What better way to feel like you're connected then actually connect you in. Technology is limitless nowadays, if they can create virtual worlds for you, I'm sure someday they will be able to connect you into it using your brain wave frequencies to make it seem like you are actually like there like the movie Surrogates.