A Look at Second Life virtual reality site from my perspective.
I recently attempted to complete a class assignment in Second Life which is a virtual reality site available to anyone who simply logs in and creates an avatar.
I was unable to participate in the class because I was lost in the virtual world of Second Life. Although I was in front of my computer attempting for the entire class time to try to "transport" into the url provided. I was not able to join the class. I found the experience quite intreguing. I was lost and felt lost. I was separated from the group of folks that I was to be with at a certain time in a certain place but could not no matter what I tried, find them.
Searching for my classmates with my avatar in Second Life evoked feelings in me. I felt lost, as well as happy that I could "fly". The feeling of having someone speaking and not being able to see their face or know exactly where it was coming from gave me a sense of how it must feel to be a person who hears voices in their own head. Let me tell you, it felt stressful. Based upon my experience, I believe that the use of virtual reality in treatment of patients in psychotherapy for certain individuals such as treating phobias may very well be quite useful and successful. Only with the most careful and methodical plan for the patient because for some it could make them so stressed that it would not help at all.
I really like the graphics and the ability to choose how my avatar appears to others. There are sorts of choices available for no cost as well as way to pay for more choices of characteristics for your avatar. Similar in some ways to the game Dungeons and Dragons my brother and I used to play as adolescents.
Teleporting to different locations by flying is a really fun feature that I played with for a good hour. There are different ways of teleporting, you can type in a url and be there, or fly where ever you want and then simply land. This does not require "gas" or "energy" as a video game would. Another difference is that you are with whomever in the world is also there. Amazing yet daunting. I landed inadvertently, in a place (that won't name here to protect identities) where a man with a fantastic accent, swearing this and that and being very negative. I was glad that I had ear phones on so that my family could not hear because it was quite foul.
I think that a step by step instruction sheet emailed in PDF format including settings to change on your computer would be helpful for anyone using Second Life whether a patient or a student.
Stephanie
I recently attempted to complete a class assignment in Second Life which is a virtual reality site available to anyone who simply logs in and creates an avatar.
I was unable to participate in the class because I was lost in the virtual world of Second Life. Although I was in front of my computer attempting for the entire class time to try to "transport" into the url provided. I was not able to join the class. I found the experience quite intreguing. I was lost and felt lost. I was separated from the group of folks that I was to be with at a certain time in a certain place but could not no matter what I tried, find them.
Searching for my classmates with my avatar in Second Life evoked feelings in me. I felt lost, as well as happy that I could "fly". The feeling of having someone speaking and not being able to see their face or know exactly where it was coming from gave me a sense of how it must feel to be a person who hears voices in their own head. Let me tell you, it felt stressful. Based upon my experience, I believe that the use of virtual reality in treatment of patients in psychotherapy for certain individuals such as treating phobias may very well be quite useful and successful. Only with the most careful and methodical plan for the patient because for some it could make them so stressed that it would not help at all.
I really like the graphics and the ability to choose how my avatar appears to others. There are sorts of choices available for no cost as well as way to pay for more choices of characteristics for your avatar. Similar in some ways to the game Dungeons and Dragons my brother and I used to play as adolescents.
Teleporting to different locations by flying is a really fun feature that I played with for a good hour. There are different ways of teleporting, you can type in a url and be there, or fly where ever you want and then simply land. This does not require "gas" or "energy" as a video game would. Another difference is that you are with whomever in the world is also there. Amazing yet daunting. I landed inadvertently, in a place (that won't name here to protect identities) where a man with a fantastic accent, swearing this and that and being very negative. I was glad that I had ear phones on so that my family could not hear because it was quite foul.
I think that a step by step instruction sheet emailed in PDF format including settings to change on your computer would be helpful for anyone using Second Life whether a patient or a student.
Stephanie
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