This article, written back in 2006, is about the other's personal experiences in Second Life and gives a lot of information and insight into virtual worlds. No one really knows how these virtual worlds will effect the real world. In Second Life any crime is allowed and there are no consequences. This, I believe could have a harmful effect on the real world. Some people could get so enveloped in Second Life that they do the same things in real life.
There could possibly be some positive things about Second Life though. Second Life has an economy and market of it's own. Participants buy land and do other types of business. This could offer a good teaching tool for those looking for business experience. It could be a good way to learn and if you make a mistake, it's not that big of a deal because it's not real life. Second Life offers a way of testing new ideas.
Original Superman
Edited Superman
I used opacity, the eraser, and the clone stamp to add the red cape. I used the black and white function to make the cape stick out.
Rotten Apple
Good Apple
Here I used the clone stamp feature to fix the rotting part of the apple. I turned down the saturation to make the picutre less yellow. I used the paint brush to write "good apple" on the board and I used the lasso and paint bucket to change the color of the shadow.
Pumpkin Ghost
Blue Soda Can
This is for a photoshop assignment in my online journalism class
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
It's My (Virtual) World and Welcome to It!
This article, written in 2006 in the New york Times, is about a virtual world called Second Life. The author writes about his week-long visit to Second Life. Second Life is, "quite literally, a world unto itself, with three-dimensional mountains, oceans, forests and cities spanning tens of thousands of virtual acres." The author's experiences in Second Life include, attending a Ben Folds concert, taking a nap on a beautiful island, going to the church of Elvis, and more. At the concert Ben Folds pulled out a light saber and started to attack the audience. To avoid him, the author levitated 20 feet and survived. The author drand alcohol at the Bellevue but didn't get a hangover.
It sounds as though everything unpleasant or unwanted in our world doesn't exist in Second Life. It's a place where one can escape the real world and get lost in a make believe world. It sounds fun to me to be able to levitate 20 feet without any effort, or be able to fly on an avatar. It would be hard though to come back to the real world after living in Second Life. This virtual world could have a bad impact on how people interact with each other or live in this world. It would be hard not to keep reality and fantasy separated.
It sounds as though everything unpleasant or unwanted in our world doesn't exist in Second Life. It's a place where one can escape the real world and get lost in a make believe world. It sounds fun to me to be able to levitate 20 feet without any effort, or be able to fly on an avatar. It would be hard though to come back to the real world after living in Second Life. This virtual world could have a bad impact on how people interact with each other or live in this world. It would be hard not to keep reality and fantasy separated.
Monday, November 9, 2009
On the internet, Nobody Knows You're a Dog
This cartoon from the New Yorker, was created in 1993 and shows a dog on the internet. The dog says to his other dog friend, "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." The next picture shows the dog using the internet with a surprised look and the words on the computer screen are, "Welcome canine user 39...Mutt, mostly black lab enjoys pepporoni, fetching, and sniffing other dogs' heinies...updated profile."
I think Peter Steiner, the author of this cartoon, was trying to say that the internet threatens our privacy and if we're not careful our personal information could be floating around online for all the world to see. It amazes me that this cartoon was created in 1993 when the internet was in its beginning stages. I think it's a pretty good description for the internet today. Many people have lost their privacy due to the internet. We need to be careful when we use the internet to stay away from certain sites and invitations that ask for our information. The world wide web can be very fun and helpful, but we need to make sure that we use it wisely.
I think Peter Steiner, the author of this cartoon, was trying to say that the internet threatens our privacy and if we're not careful our personal information could be floating around online for all the world to see. It amazes me that this cartoon was created in 1993 when the internet was in its beginning stages. I think it's a pretty good description for the internet today. Many people have lost their privacy due to the internet. We need to be careful when we use the internet to stay away from certain sites and invitations that ask for our information. The world wide web can be very fun and helpful, but we need to make sure that we use it wisely.
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