I was watching the Office one night and it was showing that Dwight was playing Second Life. I found this funny because we were just learning about the game and watching the professor play it in class. Dwight says that his Second Life character is exactly the same as himself in real life, except that he had the power to fly around. The funnier thing was that his title was regional manager, when in real life he is assisstant to the regional manager. He also looked liked his real self. This being shown on television implies that our generation is going more virtual. Not only that, it assumes that we are comfortable with virtual worlds and avatars. The show writers believe that we understand this online humor. It seems that our generation is moving increasingly more towards online communities not only for fun, but for many to act out their dreams and wishes as did Dwight playing as the regional manager. Although this was a plausible wish, there are others who may use Second Life for more serious reasons, such as walking in the virtual world when in reality they are paralyzed. It seems as if Hollywood is capitalizing on this trend and only the future may show what this type of technology can offer us.
Joseph Fodor
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