Virtual worlds are very intriguing, they've been around for years now in games such as Sims, Runescape ann now a big one is Minecraft. It was a very interesting to be a part of these online Virtual worlds. I played Sims and Runescape when I was younger and it was more than just playing a game you were part of a community.
In the article "Avatar II: The Hospital," Stephanie Simon discusses how how nurses and doctors use virtual worlds to practice emergency hospital scenes. Nicole Saidi article “Naughty Auties” talks about how virtual world allows people with autism spectrum disorders to create avatars and connect with other people using the Internet. These two virtual worlds are used for positive use , however virtual worlds can have some negatives including cyber bullying which can occur in virtual world games like Runescape, Minecraft or Sims. Virtual worlds foster creativity in many ways one would be it gives you a different perspective with allows to have different view on situation fostering creativity. I think the future of virtual worlds will only continue to grow with time as interent continues to grow and become an even more powerful source.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703909804575124470868041204
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/28/sl.autism.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCText
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