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I found this article in adbusters (magazine) about virtual reality and morality. Basically the writer of this article posses the question, where do we draw the line? Most video games you’ll find now days have real life graphic, and stimulations to the point that the gamer is immersed into the game. What I found really interesting about this article is that it problematizes the liberty given to the video gamer, allowing them to experience their desires and fantasies even though it neglects morality- you leave that out-side the door. Some would goes as far as arguing that morality should be excluded from these virtual domains, allowing the gamer to experience his/her fantasy or desires for as long as the game lasts. I know some will argue that a game is just a game- it is simply stimulation. My only concern is, how are we ( as a society) suppose to deal with issues of gun violence and rape and other social ill’s when we permit the use the of violence ( physical and psychologically) in virtual reality.
Do you think that morality should have a place in the virtual world?
Read this article it does a better job in engaging this topic.
http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/80/virtual_morality.html

Labels: fantasy, morality, reality