Virtual Reality so interesting!!!!!!!

Think of it this way 100 years ago possibilities were limited. You could not experience the world like you can today. Virtual reality allows you to experience the world without leaving your house or even the country. Can you recall going house or apartment shopping and having to walk around looking in every room? Now you can simply sit in front of your computer or on your phone and take a virtual tour. Today is considered Virtual Reality!! There are millions of people now using it as a means to escape reality. You don’t have any worries and don’t have to deal with other people. It is a get away from the real world and that is why people use it. We as people are not satisfied with ourselves or our life. Virtual reality is a means to create a new life. In a virtual world the impossible becomes possible. Using the Oculus Rift a couple kids got to swim with sharks and dolphins and to them it felt like a real life experience.

Visual life a good thing?!!!!!!!

Virtual reality is all fun and games until it starts to affect your reality. Performing a task in the virtual environment then trying to perform the same task in reality is not a good idea and doesn’t give you the same feeling. Pilots are instructed to not use flying stimulators 24 hours before operating with an actual plane. The difference between the two steering wheels is the absence of the air pressure in the virtual flying game and causes a confusion with the pilot. It can also cause motion sickness. Being in the virtual environmental for at least 30 minutes can cause nausea as if you have been on a plane, boat, or moving car. Getting too caught up in virtual life will control your life. It is diminishing the social skills. With is becoming so popular the concern is that people will start to lack empathy, ability to communicate, and other basics of humanity. This is proven to be wrong. Studies show that the Oculus Rift headset allows you to step in other position. It builds the empathy for those with disabilities and makes you more willing to help someone. The joy you experience in the virtual world will motivate you to do and be better. It makes you feel as if that experience is your actual real life and they would call that a downfall but it is actually good. For example, if your virtual character exercise and is healthy it might lead you to a healthy lifestyle. The only downfall to it is that you will get stuck in virtual world and not want to leave because it is more enjoyable. You can literally do whatever you want.

"Could Virtual Reality Make Us Better People?" Fast Company. N.p., 27 Jan. 2015. Web. 3 Dec. 2015. <http://www.fastcoexist.com/3041200/could-virtual-reality-make-us-better-people>.

Future of Virtual Reality

What will the future of virtual reality be like? The technology in these days are rapidly improving. With the technology becoming more advanced you will see enhancements in gaming, television, and virtual reality. The new editions of technology improving what would the world of virtual reality look like? Would we be able to differentiate between what is virtual and what is reality? It is said by writers of the website http://thenanoage.com/virtual-reality.htm that our brains are reality and helps us consider what is real. We all perceive something different about reality but the brain modify what we perceive. It interprets what the outside world looks like. Therefore everybody’s reality is being mimicked to looking the same. The brain acts as a filter between us and the “real” world. This being said “does are virtual world represent something more real than what we think to be reality? In the world of virtual reality we are limited to typing as a means of communication with other characters. This doesn’t allow us to show what we mean by actions but instead using words to best describe so the other person can comprehend. There have been talk about this type of technology being possible and with the building of new greater advanced technology we should see this in a couple of years. This being the case virtual reality will become more popular and might even be considered reality and not virtual anymore. Scientist are working on new technology that will make it possible to virtually walk in the shows of others and experience a different environment.

"The Future of Virtual Realit." VIRTUAL/AUGMENTED/REPLACEMENT REALITY:. K. Eric Drexler, n.d. Web. <http://thenanoage.com/virtual-reality.htm>.

Popular Gaming

The creators of games have built a company of games. We think of games for basic entertainment but it provides more than that. The most popular games today are GTA (Grand Theft Auto), NBA2k15,The Walking Dead. These games appeal to a side of desire, fiction, fairytale, and adventures we cannot pursue in our everyday lives. In these games we get to kill, drive whatever car we want, be our favorite fairytale creature, and be a professional basketball player. It provides endless possibilities. The world of gaming is becoming so realistic that now in the game NBA 2k15 you are able to scan your face and make the player look just like you and talk like you using microphones. It has become another way to escape the life we are unsatisfied with and become who we truly wish we had the ability to be.

Reality to Game

Strategy game

Is life a strategy game? In life we plan everything we do according to a goal we are trying to achieve. We have ups and downs during our lifetime. These downfalls prevent us from getting to the goal sooner than later. In strategy games there is a goal to the game whether it be to kill or become successful. These games reflect the actions of our daily lifes without us actually realizing it. We play these games for a purpose. It lets us get away from reality and become a virtual character. Think of life as a strategy game. There are different stages of life you have to go through to get to the next. The first few stages would be considered ages 1-16 these are fairly the easy stages that guide you through how to play the game or in this case how to survive and live life. The next stage is the young adult stage these are stages 18-30. This is where the game becomes alittle difficult and it requires you to put more time and energy into the game. You have to really sit back and plan accordingly else you will lose in these levels. The last stage is the adult stage 35 + , these stages are considered the hardest stages but they seem easy because you got use to the stage before and know how to handle certain tasks or missions. Once you past these stages its smooth sailing for the rest of the game. You are now considered a winner and we all want to be a winner at life.

Virtual Identity vs. Real Identity

Through are daily lifes we probably all fantasize about being someone else. We look towards models and celebrities as a way to judge ourselves. It is a way we critique our looks. The world is full with people that might be smarter, prettier or funnier than us. This makes us feel less of a person and we aim to be just like them or even better. In society we aim for perfection. In reality perfection is not possible and we are never satisfied with how we look, laugh, or talk. This is when we look towards other sources that make us feel superior and untouchable. This new source allows us to pretend to be something we are not, say things we are afraid to say in real life, and do things we are not able to do. This is known as virtual life. There are many virtual life sites; The Sims, IMVU, Weebly, Stardoll, and many more. These sites allows the user to create a character of their liking and live a typically virtual life. On these sites people form new lifes, friendships, and even relationships through their virtual character. The virtual world allows them to be who they want and do what they want without the pressure of society behind their back judging their actions. They feel safe on here.