Virtual world

The creation of the internet and social media has permanently changed how people interact with one another. Millions of people log on to the internet daily for the purpose of interaction. Additionally, according to Nils Smith, social media is the most popular activity on the internet. This twenty-first century phenomenon is a great opportunity for churches to capitalize on this innovative technology using it as a ministry tool for evangelism. Thousands of people use social media daily, but…

While anyone in a traditional community can access a local bar, virtual spaces have barriers. 41% of the online population is made up of North Americans, while 4% is from South America. In 2002, 90% of the online world was made up of Caucasians (Soukup, p. 428). Access to the internet also includes training and knowledge to utilize the internet, chat rooms and blogs. Therefore, accessibility…

Being a child and seeing something so impressive as genuine enthusiasm can leave a profound influence on one’s life. Not bogged down with the depressions and calendric challenges of adulthood, the child is already open to the joys of experiencing the world through the clearest of lenses. This lens, unfortunate to its holder, becoming paradoxically narrower and murkier through experience, results in the warmest, loveliest moments of life emerging right upon the precipice of understanding. Such…

years, considerable technological advances have occurred, creating a boundless online-connection within our society, using Social Networking Sites, such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Snapchat; to name a few. As a result, people all around the world are more connected than ever before. People literally have the ability to communicate and create strong ties with someone in Japan, the same as they could with someone who lives next door to them. How is this connectivity useful for organizations…

wrists, plugged into our ears and in some cases, embedded in our clothes and shoes. Innovations like this are one reason why Intel views wearable technology as the new frontier of computing. The level of intimacy of wearable technology opens up a world of transformative experiences that is different from a smartphone. That’s because there are plenty of devices and options that are available to suit any health enthusiast’s needs - from watches that assist in long-distance running to simple…

In another attempt to question the viewer’s depiction of reality and fantasy, Laurie Simmons created her photographic installation called Two Boys. She took the ideas of the immaterial, specifically focusing on the virtual, and created a version of reality that shows that life only exists inside this digital space, and all that is left of a person outside of the space is a hollow shell. About her piece, William J. Simmons, an art theory PhD candidate states,“ [it] presents not only a vision of…

It uses advance technology to recreate a real world atmosphere of objects and events. It projects the feelings of being in the real world with the space coordination like a normal person. VRT helps patients by stimulating sensitivity of an actual proximity of objects surrounding them (Ansuini, Pierno, Lusher & Castiello, 2006). Virtual reality (VR) is a cybernetic situation using advance computer technology enabling a three dimension interaction…

Virtual reality technologies have become increasingly prevalent in occupational therapy practice because of its ability to create “seemingly real” environments that provide patients with opportunities to engage in meaningful, purposeful occupations (Weiss, Naveh & Katz, 2003). The virtual environment gave individuals with unilateral spatial neglect, true-to-life situations when crossing the street…

registers, among other processes, for virtual operations at the hardware level (Beaver, 2016). It exploited the fact that the virtualization technology was vulnerable, and entered the system through administrative access. When users installed a new version of Windows, they usually installed many programs and services of which they were not aware (South University Online, 2016). The ‘Blue Pill’ took advantage of this vulnerability and infected the virtual system. Therefore, in a business…

a solitary activity, but video games that implement virtual reality encourage teamwork with multiple players. David Williamson Shaffer, Kurt R. Squire, Richard Halverson, and James P. Gee, faculty members in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, argue, “where schools largely sequester students from one another and from the outside world, games bring players together competitively and cooperatively in the virtual world of the game in the social community of its…