Thursday, October 23, 2008

SL compared to BAFA BAFA

SL was a much more different situation than situation that I experienced in SL.  While we did the SL the interaction with strangers was much more inviting and when there was a conflict in different languages. When we were in SL we were able to talk to people of many different countries, which then had different languages. There was a translator available when necessary. Whereas in the BAFA BAFA game there was no translator to serve as a crutch to aid in the new environment. The BAFA BAFA game an outsider was left alone to try to win over the new people of the new culture without and aid. In SL I think that there are many more people there who are willing to help, in comparison the BAFA BAFA game were much more hostile. There are plenty of friendly people to help you learn more about SL in SL. SL has a friendly vibe, but that is just where I went, some people had other experiences. Some people experienced the same response from the BAFA BAFA game as in SL. I feel like that is a more rare case, most of the groups that presented the place that they went to seemed to have a similar experience to me. I think that the BAFA BAFA game and SL situations can be taken like going anywhere new in real life, you just never really know how people are going to react. I think all three scenarios are very relatable because they are all dealing with human contact, even though your on the computer in SL you are still talking to real people.

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