I suppose I would define a virtual reality as an environment that has been digitally recreated to reflect some form of reality. I think these environments often are created to supply possibilities not available in our own physical world.
I suppose I may consider First Person Video Games and Avatar-based Video Games as virtual realities, though this may be incorrect. I play Mario games and Donkey Kong and Halo every now and again. When I was a kid I played Disney's Toontown which is a MMORPG and really fun. I have also dabbled in Second Life as well as WoW.
read one article and respond with three questions.
A Brief History of Virtual Reality and its Social Applications Ebersole 1997
- I find it really interesting that the concept of Virtual Reality be so tied with the study of Communications. Do they teach much on the subject in formal Communications practice?
- Do many people who study the effects of Virtual Reality connect it with the concept of Hyperreality?
- Does Virtual Reality only include environments that support the interactivity tools of googles and gloves?
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