Here is the link to my story part 2-family discourse.
http://www.wix.com/yuchin0806/yuchih
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Virilio Part 2
Our group picked up’s virilio ideas of cyber love relationship, cyber-feminism and space-time matter for this week’s discussion. Each of us will address one of the issues in our blog to find the interrelationship among cyber-feminism, cyber love and space-time.
In page 67, Virilio stated that “lack of any limit apart from the cosmological constant of the speed of reality waves would quickly induce us to practice long distance love” “not the courtly love of Middle ages any more, but the virtual love permitted by the sensory feats of cybersex with demographic consequences for humanity that go without saying thanks to the invention of such a universal condom”.
Second Life provides people with virtual bodies and identities in virtual environments. People create avatar on behalf of themselves to interact with other beings. The avatar’s appearance tends to indicate the images that people want to present for themselves. With the multiple communication channels in 3D virtual worlds, users can meet with other people to satisfy their social needs. Hemp (2006) stated that within Second Life, avatars of flesh-and-blood individuals can be an intense experience -- living in the skin of an avatar, looking through its eyes and engaging with other beings. In the virtual world, relationships can be developed the same way as in real life. People can know more about each other through conversations, voice chat, and instant messages. For instance, you can meet someone in a dancing club and it is a very convenient way for avatars to begin a conversation. Then, if you find some common interests and mutual understanding, both of you will go to find some thrill and enjoyment together in virtual worlds. The time you spent together will develop real feelings for each other. Through emotional and mental intimacies, people can develop serious relationships within virtual worlds. Numerous virtual-world friendships lead to virtual marriage/real-world marriages.
Virtual wedding in Second Life
Here is an article of virtual marriage in Second Life
Far from reproducing the usual dichotomy between the pleasure of the senses- the art for art’s sake of the sex act, and the act of the flesh intended to engender family descendants, the tele-technologies of remote love are inaugurating not only a furtive from of remote birth control but also beginnings of a hyper divorce that will eventually endanger the future of human beings.” P109.
The virtual relationship may bring some negative impacts on physical relationship. In real world, if you catch your partner having an affair with another person, it is emotionally devastating that may end up with a broken marriage. But if your partner having a relationship and in the act with other person in virtual world, do you think it is some kind of cheating or it is nothing rather than a game?
Here is an article from CNN reporting a man who was caught by his physical wife, having cybersex with another woman in Second Life. Their marriage ends up with the divorce.
Second Life affair ends in divorce
Another negative impact of virtual relationship is that it is much easier to develop a “cyber-imaginary” capable of becoming a tool to present a false image of self than in physical world. It is also easy to develop emotional intimacy, trust in a virtual relationship because people think they are safe and may do something they will not do in the physical world. Hemp (2006) claimed that avatars comprise not only complex beings created for use in a virtual environment but any visual representation of a user in an online community that is the most conspicuous online expression of people’s desire to try out alternative identities or project some private aspect of themselves. Thus, how the virtual relationship affects people’s physical relationship and life will be an interesting area to investigate.
In page 67, Virilio stated that “lack of any limit apart from the cosmological constant of the speed of reality waves would quickly induce us to practice long distance love” “not the courtly love of Middle ages any more, but the virtual love permitted by the sensory feats of cybersex with demographic consequences for humanity that go without saying thanks to the invention of such a universal condom”.
Second Life provides people with virtual bodies and identities in virtual environments. People create avatar on behalf of themselves to interact with other beings. The avatar’s appearance tends to indicate the images that people want to present for themselves. With the multiple communication channels in 3D virtual worlds, users can meet with other people to satisfy their social needs. Hemp (2006) stated that within Second Life, avatars of flesh-and-blood individuals can be an intense experience -- living in the skin of an avatar, looking through its eyes and engaging with other beings. In the virtual world, relationships can be developed the same way as in real life. People can know more about each other through conversations, voice chat, and instant messages. For instance, you can meet someone in a dancing club and it is a very convenient way for avatars to begin a conversation. Then, if you find some common interests and mutual understanding, both of you will go to find some thrill and enjoyment together in virtual worlds. The time you spent together will develop real feelings for each other. Through emotional and mental intimacies, people can develop serious relationships within virtual worlds. Numerous virtual-world friendships lead to virtual marriage/real-world marriages.
Virtual wedding in Second Life
Here is an article of virtual marriage in Second Life
Far from reproducing the usual dichotomy between the pleasure of the senses- the art for art’s sake of the sex act, and the act of the flesh intended to engender family descendants, the tele-technologies of remote love are inaugurating not only a furtive from of remote birth control but also beginnings of a hyper divorce that will eventually endanger the future of human beings.” P109.
The virtual relationship may bring some negative impacts on physical relationship. In real world, if you catch your partner having an affair with another person, it is emotionally devastating that may end up with a broken marriage. But if your partner having a relationship and in the act with other person in virtual world, do you think it is some kind of cheating or it is nothing rather than a game?
Here is an article from CNN reporting a man who was caught by his physical wife, having cybersex with another woman in Second Life. Their marriage ends up with the divorce.
Second Life affair ends in divorce
Another negative impact of virtual relationship is that it is much easier to develop a “cyber-imaginary” capable of becoming a tool to present a false image of self than in physical world. It is also easy to develop emotional intimacy, trust in a virtual relationship because people think they are safe and may do something they will not do in the physical world. Hemp (2006) claimed that avatars comprise not only complex beings created for use in a virtual environment but any visual representation of a user in an online community that is the most conspicuous online expression of people’s desire to try out alternative identities or project some private aspect of themselves. Thus, how the virtual relationship affects people’s physical relationship and life will be an interesting area to investigate.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Virilio part 1
The Google Wave of our discussions of Virilio part 1 can not be embedded in my blog . Please check our Google wave.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
My story- career discoure
In Ulmer’s book, he mentioned that he employed the website as the medium of instruction and learning to represent his pedagogy. He stated that” the best way to learn about the potential of websites and the internet for supporting learning is to invent a new practice of writing native to hypermedia” (P.Xiii) and that “the invention concern how the new technologies might affect our working condition and teaching practice and what we might do to reduce the negative aspects and enhance the positive” (p.5). His statement of Internet intervention in higher education motivates me to think the educational potential of new medium of 3D virtual worlds in educations.
Nowadays students have been heavily influenced by information technology like i-Phones, PDAs, and online networks; traditional lecture format and aging infrastructure of universities and colleges cannot meet their expectations (Oblinger, 2003). Currently I am interested in exploring the educational potential of second life, and the information technology in travel and tourism may become my primarily discipline discourse. The virtual environment provides opportunity for students to develop social skill, attend life events, and facilitate collaboration.
Here is a medical education example in SL Educational institutions began to use the virtual environment to provide training program for medical students. Learning in virtual worlds provide wide access for geographically remote student, distance learners and offer a risk free environment for student to practice medical skills. Medical education in SL
Another example associated with education implications is virtual conference.
One example related to travel and tourism is that Virtual Hotel are providing conference room for for people looking to hold virtual meetings in SL. Like Inter Continental Hotels
Nowadays students have been heavily influenced by information technology like i-Phones, PDAs, and online networks; traditional lecture format and aging infrastructure of universities and colleges cannot meet their expectations (Oblinger, 2003). Currently I am interested in exploring the educational potential of second life, and the information technology in travel and tourism may become my primarily discipline discourse. The virtual environment provides opportunity for students to develop social skill, attend life events, and facilitate collaboration.
Here is a medical education example in SL Educational institutions began to use the virtual environment to provide training program for medical students. Learning in virtual worlds provide wide access for geographically remote student, distance learners and offer a risk free environment for student to practice medical skills. Medical education in SL
Another example associated with education implications is virtual conference.
One example related to travel and tourism is that Virtual Hotel are providing conference room for for people looking to hold virtual meetings in SL. Like Inter Continental Hotels
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
conference in Lugano
ENTER2010, the 17th International Federation of IT in Travel and Tourism conference, held at Lugano, Switzerland on Feb 10-12. Participating in this conference provided me opportunity to meet experts from academics, industry, destination managers and to gain updated knowledge and information in E-Tourism through dialogue. The conference also offers great opportunity to develop social networking and exchange research idea.
Getting to Lugano, we took flight from New York to Milan Airport and stayed in Milan for first two days in our trip. It was our first time to visit Europe. We also took the opportunity to visit several tourism destinations in Milan city.
Milan Central station
The first tourism spot we visited is Milan Central station, a historical building with modern intern facility. We also took train from central station to Lugaon, Switzerland.
Milan Cathedral
The second tourist spot is Milan Cathedral, one of the greatest churches in the world. Tourists are allowed to visit the roof that offer a chance to view some spectacular sculpture but we did not have a chance to go on the roof.
Castello Sforzesco
Sforza Castle, a very well kept castle. Now it houses several of the city's museums and art collections.
Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), the host of ENTER 2010 Conference, is a multilingual university and lectures are given in both Italian and English. It is also only one Italian speaking school outside the Italy.
Our presentation on Feb 11th in the auditorium of University of Lugano.
Our first day in the conference. The ENTER 2010 used twitter and Flicker to provider updated information and image about the conference.
On our way back to Milan, we visited a very popular tourist attraction, Lake Como which is also popular retreat for wealthy people. Currently, many celebrities have real estate on the shore of Lake Como like George Clooney.
Bellagio
We took a boat to visit Bellagio, a small town located in the intersection of three branches of Y shape of Lake Como. We enjoy the beautiful and wonderful view on the way to Bellagio.
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