Virtual
worlds can be used in many ways. Some ways there are being used are for the
purpose of education. According to the article "Avatar II: The Hospital" by
Stephanie Simon, lots of professors and medical schools are using virtual
simulation as a training tool for nurses. Virtual hospitals and clinics are
created for the training. In addition to training virtual simulation is being
used in business. As stated in the article on CNN by Mark Tutton, businesses
are using 3d virtual world, Second Life
to create virtual meetings in their own private networks. Article mentions
while it is great to communicate and attend meeting remotely it’s not the same
as being “in-person” meeting or conversations between coworkers. Still for most
companies and people virtual world adds that attraction and socializing affect
that sometime is missing from working remotely. In virtual setting such as Second Life users can socialize with
others, run around and basically can do anything that can be done in real life
or for some people it’s better than real life. To conclude virtualization has
come a long way and it has many uses in schools, universities, business, and
personal life. Virtual reality is going to get better, soon we will be able to
look at 3d objects on our browsers without needing any applications and current
devices like virtual reality glasses that we can now buy to use with our smartphones
are going to only get better and smarter.
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