The virtual world makes many things come true

There is a fire at the bar in the virtual world. At first people did not notice but when they found a fire, the virtual characters began screaming and scattered towards the door to escape.

This proves that human reactions in the virtual world are exactly the same as real life. Based on this, managers plan to implement disaster prevention classes at virtual social networks, and this explains why reactions in virtual society can have a great impact on life. real life.

The Washington Post wrote the story of Susan Brown, a man four years ago who suffered a stroke and was forced to sit in a wheelchair with little hope of restoring mobility. Yet she can now stand back to normal and start a new life. This feat, according to Brown, is due to encouragement from social planners and visual effects when her character walks, runs or dances.

Katie Olson and her virtual character Kat Klata

Similarly, the virtual world taught John Dawley how to communicate with others and overcome autism. Or like Katie Olson, a 57-year-old wheelchair woman, living alone in real life but in Second Life, she owns the Dragon pub. Mrs. Olson said: " It's like I have life again, even more beautiful on some sides. I met a lot of people. Without Second Life, I can only face four walls. World virtual help me a lot in terms of spirit ".

Brown, Dawley and Olson are just a few of the many cases where physically or mentally handicapped people find hope, joy of life and even recovery, integrate into the community through the virtual world.

Professor Robert Thompson, a popular culture researcher at Syracuse University, commented: " The virtual world has erased geographical boundaries. If before the Internet, a person felt lonely, he has today. can find people with the same plight or hobby ".

And perhaps it is also finding people with similar interests that many hearts find each other in a virtual social network. But ironically it hurt real marriages. A month ago, The Wall Street Journal posted a story about a married couple because of the virtual character of her husband who was married and had sex with another character in Second Life.

Chu Yen