I feel SL is rather uninteresting and dead. From my first and only experience till now, I feel that why would anyone be fascinated by living in a virtual world?
But when we were told by Dr Tan that people actually uses it to satisfy the needs they cannot satidfy in the real world, I do feel that there is indeed a purpose to the existence of SL.
Looking at the video, student nurses will have simulations that are programmed to answer a very wide variety of questions that can be posted by the student nurses. This serves as a good practice for the nurses to learn how to question effectively and efficiently. This may also allow them to anticipate any kind of real life situation that may happen. Sl actually serve as a simulation practice platform for the student nurses before they face the world.
With my current level of how interesting and however helpful SL can be, my perception of it is still bases on my 30 minutes of flying and trying to interact with others through typing.
However SL has its own limitations. The biggest limitation I believe would be the lack of face to face interaction. This may eventually cost humans to lose the skill and confidence to interact face to face. That, I feel is catastrophic. Another worry may be the over-reliance of SL where humans will tend to use SL as a form of escape from reality. These over-reliance may create situations where they are too engross into SL, that they cannot detach themselves from the world.
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