http://www.weforum.org/open... 26.01.2008
Open Forum - Virtual Worlds - Fiction or Reality?
Second Life is one of the new ways of extending life to the virtual space, for example, allowing us to at...
http://www.weforum.org/openforum/ 26.01.2008 Open Forum - Virtual Worlds - Fiction or Reality? Second Life is one of the new ways of extending life to the virtual space, for example, allowing us to attend Wimbledon while standing next to one of the players or living out our social desires anonymously without restraints or risk of sanctions. More and more people are turning to virtual reality to establish who they are, what they know, who they interact with and how. This will influence how society is structured in the future and how real or fictive this virtual world will be.
1) In the context of the virtual worlds we are creating, what is the difference between fiction and reality? 2) With the ease of access to these virtual worlds, how do different generations react? 3) How does this world of immediate access, limitless social skills and unrestrained behaviour influence our moral framework? 4) Should the focus be on the technological or human side of progress?
Philip Rosedale, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Linden Lab, USA Florence Develey, Pastor, Switzerland Rafael Capurro, Professor, Information Management and Information Ethics, Stuttgart Media University, Germany Joseph Weizenbaum, Former Professor of Computer Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Reid Hoffman, Chairman and President, LinkedIn Corporation, USA Moderator Loïc Le Meur, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Seesmic, USA; Young Global Leader
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I think these people would be better to read my essay "Virtual Space - the future of movies and video games" I can't give the address here but do a search on YouTube.
What we feel right has been created by the tough evolution: it is the optimised way to arrange the whole. So even though virtual worlds create possibilities for joining the parts in new ways, that is not beneficial, but just as harmful as our feelings tell when we use a holistic view of the world. Just say aloud the philosophical considerations that cause you to feel the way that you do, and you are a part of the intellectual communication. Use a long time scale to see all the concequencies.
this may very well be the document of the last public appearance of joseph weizenbaum. he died on wednesday, march 5 2008, in Berlin. see heise . de / newsticker / meldung / 104672
I think that the social networking will enable the working classes to take control over these networks and win the battle for democracy. Oligarchy will be defeated and the people will break free from manigerial control and conditioning.
I find Loïc Le Meur to be very rude and disrespectful towards professor Joseph Weizenbaum by interrupting the professor multiple times and through his condescending body language towards the professor while he was talking. The professor raises serious concerns and risks associated with the increase in user to user electronic communication and it is important for leaders of industry to consider these factors and how their business and its products and services can limit or minimize these risks.
I think the law of Second Life will be worked out by common sense and accountability as a whole~~ it will take time of course, but if you can believe it you can achieve it~~there will never be one world peace without one world unity~~ Second Life if all can see it's full potential could be a really great thing for our world as a whole!!
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secondlife is a garbage vitual world with horrible graphics this doesnt constitute a big cyberworld
all it is a waste of time
Oligarchy will be defeated and the people will break free from manigerial control and conditioning.