When a person imagines love, they think of a romance filled with activities such as hugging, kissing, and being together. However, for some people they are looking for their special someone online in a virtual world where they can only view a custom avatar and talk though a headset. MMORPG games such as World of Warcraft and Second Life has open a wave of online relationships with people looking for love in these fantasy worlds, despite the fact they may already be in a relationship in the real world. In the text “Lying, Cheating, and Virtual Relationships” by Dr. Cynthia Jones, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas, she explains about the pro’s, con’s, and controversies of online relationships. Online relationships may
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Jones uses her credibility to convince the audience she understands how online MMORPG’s operate. But before we talk about the paper the audience should know that the author is an associate professor philosophy at the University of Texas. Her doctorate and job title should only have exemplified her credibility as an author and source about this topic. The author supports her claim in her paper by stating that she has played World of Warcraft for over four years and Second life for a few months. This displays that she is more than experience in social online gaming and understands the ins and outs of both games. The author goes on to describe the purpose of these games start as entertainment but over time change to be social. She explains that in Second Life there are “mature zones” were players can talk, chat and engage in pre-scripted sexual activities. With these zones, it gives gamers a chance to explore new choices in relationships or to devil in cheating on their otherwise real life relationship. These zones give the users a new opportunity to find their desires online without the thought of being caught in the possess or being judged by society. Only a person who has played these games would know about the zones and what happens
Jones uses her credibility to convince the audience she understands how online MMORPG’s operate. But before we talk about the paper the audience should know that the author is an associate professor philosophy at the University of Texas. Her doctorate and job title should only have exemplified her credibility as an author and source about this topic. The author supports her claim in her paper by stating that she has played World of Warcraft for over four years and Second life for a few months. This displays that she is more than experience in social online gaming and understands the ins and outs of both games. The author goes on to describe the purpose of these games start as entertainment but over time change to be social. She explains that in Second Life there are “mature zones” were players can talk, chat and engage in pre-scripted sexual activities. With these zones, it gives gamers a chance to explore new choices in relationships or to devil in cheating on their otherwise real life relationship. These zones give the users a new opportunity to find their desires online without the thought of being caught in the possess or being judged by society. Only a person who has played these games would know about the zones and what happens