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?
What is different about the kinds of socialising that happens in these spaces? Does the 3D aspect make much difference?
I haven't really tried a 3D world before as far as i can tell its a lot like sims but your interacting with another actual person not just the program. I havent used second life before but all that i have heard about it has been all bad. You always hear about these people who fall for the stories people make up on the internet
to suck them in, I think these 3D worlds allow those people to take it that step further because you creating a being that has a personality ambitions and you can basically live through this being if you have nothing better to do with your time but i think the problem even with the regular chat rooms shows evidence that people who have nothing to do all day can be extremely distuctive people if they can find others to fall for their crap. but for the casual people who visit i'm sure its a good time waster and there would always be plenty to check out. In answering the question i think the biggest difference between the chat rooms and 3D worlds is just that you can expand the limitations on the being that you make in 3D world in a more creative way and you can go deeper and make the character very much like someone who would be in the real world in a visual way that you can control.
to suck them in, I think these 3D worlds allow those people to take it that step further because you creating a being that has a personality ambitions and you can basically live through this being if you have nothing better to do with your time but i think the problem even with the regular chat rooms shows evidence that people who have nothing to do all day can be extremely distuctive people if they can find others to fall for their crap. but for the casual people who visit i'm sure its a good time waster and there would always be plenty to check out. In answering the question i think the biggest difference between the chat rooms and 3D worlds is just that you can expand the limitations on the being that you make in 3D world in a more creative way and you can go deeper and make the character very much like someone who would be in the real world in a visual way that you can control.
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