[MD] Inorganic, organic, social, intellectual,.... virtual

[Peter Corteen]

Marsha, you could be a judge in Second Life!

But please don't judge it unless you have tried it - that would be
prejudice.

-Peter

2008/9/4 MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net>

> At 04:33 AM 9/4/2008, you wrote:
>
>> A short while ago Krimel posted about an experiment designed to induce an
>> out of body experience where subjects get to see themselves from outside
>> (behind) themselves; coincidentally, I read some articles recently about
>> Second Life ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life) and decided to
>> give
>> it a try.
>>
>> Second Life takes you into a virtual world where you can make things,
>> teleport and network socially - you do this through your avatar
>> (incarnation) and it induces a similar experience described in Krimel's
>> experiment. I read that this amasing software was partly developed by a
>> team
>> of Asperger's sufferers and has gained favour as an empowering tool for
>> people with disabilities.
>>
>> In Second Life you have a body, avatar, but the biological restraints of
>> eating, sleeping, relieving etc are removed. This world came out of
>> Intellect but to exist there, one quickly learns, depends on conducive
>> social interaction. It mirrors the 'real' world and then some. I asked
>> others there where they are from in real life and how old they are etc;
>> one
>> long term user told me that who you are in real life does not matter and
>> we
>> began a discussion about who is my self.
>>
>> I had heard of such virtual worlds before and had a dim view; I told some
>> family and friends about it and could sense their uncertainty when they
>> advised caution; since using the program over the last 10 or so days I
>> have
>> found myself walking down the real streets of my local town with a smile
>> on
>> my face. Sad or what?
>>
>> Anyone else here tried it?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> -Peter
>>
>>
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> "``Dad?''
> ``What?'' A small bird rises from a tree in front of us.
> ``What should I be when I grow up?''
> The bird disappears over a far ridge. I don't know what to say. ``Honest,''
> I finally say. "
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>  (ZMM, Chapter 22)
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