What I learned from this article is that how much of an importance it is to people about this "Second Life" or virtual life. This article also allowed me to learn that the actual journey and growth of an avatar for someone is a very interesting process, and to see how this second life can actually affect their real lives. I personally think that a second world for many can be good in some ways because it allows them to be in their own world, and maybe thats what can make them happy, but in that same sense, I can make things very socially awkward for them or for others around them.
What I found interesting or useful was, when the actual study was done with these people actually creating their own avatar and "starting their own journey". I think it was very important that they continued to go back on their journals and grow from what happened in the past, it seemed that much of their growth came from technology upgrades. Another thing of interest to me, was how much of a sexual presence there is in these online worlds, it allows many people to abandoned real life because they can find all they need in these virtual worlds, also its easy for them because they have total control of how things are ran in this second life.
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