Virtual world is the world created online by the advancement of technologies and more access of them. It is the cyber representation of reality but much simpler than the reality. Any activities happening in the reality, such as communication, visualization, and networking can occur in the virtual world. This virtual world, however, has some pros and cons.
Pros of virtual world are its simplicity of use, creativity, convenience and variety. One example is shown in an article called "After Second Life, Can virtual Worlds Get a Reboot?". The author described the virtual world as a space for kids to exercise their imagination and to connect with others to also want to build and create things. Another example is from "Going to the virtual office in Second Life" article. The article talks about how people can have meetings and operate their businesses online. The virtual world develops the creativity from people and and provides convenience.
Cons of virtual world are that they are difficult to be created and take a lot of time. It will be time-consuming to capture the details of real world and create a virtual world. Also, since the virtual world takes many details of real world, it will have some lag time to use it.
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