September 13, 2006 · 01:57 PM

Daily life in World of Warcraft

Earlier this week Steven Levy from newsweek published an articel about WOW and how it affects real life. As research for his article Steven was an embedded journalist in the WOW guild We Know for a while. Living the virtual life becomes more an more part of the real world. Among other examples:Real Business deals are made in WOW -
Real world funerals are simultaneously held in WOW - Real life marriages develop out of the game - People die of exhaustion after playing WOW for several days without a break. Where will we be in 20 or 30 years? Edward Castronova (Synthetic Worlds) sees all this as an early indicator of what will become a vast participation in synthetic worlds, with fuzzier and fuzzier lines between virtual and physical realms. "In 20 or 30 years the technology will be here to create incredibly more realistic and immersive worlds," he says. "There will be a world that fits the fantasy of any life you want to lead."

 

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