“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation” (Reference from Oscar Wilde)
Matrix
The Matrix could be one of the most perfect examples of reality vs virtual reality, it brings up so many questions about what is real and what is not real. Within the scene Neo is asked if he belives in fate, he denies it and says he doesn't like the idea that he is not in control of his discussions, which can bring up many asked and wonder questions about fate, without fate, you are free to make and set your own, with fate you have no choice to accept what is coming, which brings me to ask, is not having fate part of reality, people believe in fate, and hope that they are lead to their destiny, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of reality if everything is set. Like a video game, you know what you have to do, you know what will happen, and you know the fate of your character, this breaks one level of reality between the player and the game.
Neo is asked which pill to take, Blue to stay in wonderland (Matrix) and Red to get out. Seeing these scene and the options given, can really make you ask yourself which pill would I take? My guess is that most people would take the red pill, they want to know more, and understand more, some may take the blue.
Why would you take the blue pill? The blue pill keeps you in the world that you are comfortable and safe in, you accept that the matrix would you the real would, and live your life with out question.
Why take the red pill? Has humans we question why we excite and whats our purpose, the meaning of life, and if there is a chance to find out those reasons, your fate, then you would want to take it, to finally understand and know the purpose.
(Reference from personal view)
Playstation Home:
A virtual 3D social gaming platform developed for the PS3 and PS3 users. Playstation Home allows users to create a custom avatar, which can be groomed realistically, user can make a virtual version of themselves or what they would like to be like. Users can also decorate their avatar's personal apartment with default, bought, or won items. Within the apartments they can custom it to there personal taste, and invite friends over to hang out, and can now even make it a membership, allowing anyone to join into your apartment.
Users can travel throughout the Home world and go to public spaces with other users around the world. Home features many single and multi-player mini-games. Users can shop for or win new items to further customise their avatar or apartments. It is this type of world/gaming that allows users to escape the reality of real life, and become an avatar that they feel and connect with. Talking to other users avatars and connecting with them, allows players to be drawn into the virtual world. However home has many limitations, which brakes the connection between reality and the virtual world, for example, players can not hug, high five, fight, work, etc in playstation home.
Second Life:
An online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. Second Life users, can much like Playstation home, interact with each other through avatars (Also called Residents). Residents can explore the world (known as the grid), meet other residents, socialize, participate in individual and group activities, and create and trade virtual property and services with one another. This online virtual world allows people to (just like the name) have a second life, and there are fare less limitation with second life there there is in Playstation home.
(Reference from personal view and Wikipedia)
These types of virtual worlds provided to use, allow use to escape reality and they grow more popular each year. But why would you want to escape, is it because the real world, doesn't feel real to them, so the virtual would is better (Taking the blue pill) or is it because they're simple bored with their life and want to meet new people to get away from the reality of their own life.
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