Framing Week 12

We’ve heard so much about the progression of virtual worlds and people becoming so addicted to them that they quit their jobs and spend all their waking hours in these worlds.  We even learned about how Korea has rehabilitation camps for these things.  Will there ever be restrictions in virtual worlds?

For my research project, I studied cyber-churches.  In these websites people practice their religion in a virtual world, specifically a virtual church.  Since churches have already entered the virtual world, what’s next?  Will people be able to get legit college degrees from virtual colleges? Will their professors be avatars?  Virtual doctors for diagnostics? Virtual lawyers?

One of the articles stressed the importance of knowing how to use virtual realities.  Since these mediums are growing and gaining popularity, will this information be taught in schools one day?

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