Hello!
My name is Vanessa Crisostomo, and the purpose of
this post is to address why I decided to take "Living and Working in a
Virtual World."
Ever since I was little I have been using computers
and electronics, and I am quite impressed with their progression over the
years. Systems became more functional and convenient to use, which lead to people
utilizing them more often. Computers became a significant part of my life as I
started to use them consistently when I became obsessed with a virtual world
game called Club Penguin around the age of 7 or 8, and later I would end up using
other virtual worlds and then eventually going into video chat rooms.
Depressingly enough, I nearly lived online for most of my life. But at least
that lifestyle disintegrated once my Wi-Fi became unreliable and I became
occupied with a job and a boyfriend. But even though I’m no longer glued to my
laptop talking to people I don’t know, that doesn’t mean I don’t use electronic
social platforms anymore. Like many people, I can often be found on my phone
using Snapchat (now Snap Inc.?), Instagram, and Facebook/Messenger. Whether I
form unhealthy habits or not, I have accepted and embraced that I am a part of
the age of the Internet.
While this course may not (or
may) help me decide what I want to do with my life, I hope that it will give me
a better understanding of technology and how it has evolved over the years, as
well as how some of it works. I also enjoy the idea of discussing newly
emerging products on the market such as virtual reality headsets– just
yesterday my boyfriend bought Gear VR. In addition I’m interested in exploring
future concepts and possibilities of technology such as time travel and robot
development. I believe this class will interesting and informative and the
topic is great because it is relevant to our society and our everyday lives in
these times.
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