tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-259139752011-04-21T12:42:14.760-07:00Cherylnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25913975.post-1144916261205705642006-04-13T01:16:00.000-07:002006-04-13T01:17:41.206-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4878/609/1600/MatrixBook.1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4878/609/320/MatrixBook.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a><b> Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?</b></a><br /><br /><a><b> This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back.</b></a><br /><br /><a><b> You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.</b> </a><br /><br /><a><b>Morpheus--The Matrix, 1999 ~ Warner Brothers </b></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25913975-114491626120570564?l=ethics--the-matrix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25913975.post-1144916030388090342006-04-13T01:13:00.000-07:002006-04-13T01:13:50.396-07:00In the online virtual world, there is a thin layer between reality and simulation. While the engagement in activities and events take place through one's avatar, the interactions, decisions and reactions are felt and performed by real people on the other side of the computer screen. For many, virtual identity and real life identity are inter-related; the relationships that develop through the virtual environment often extend into every day life.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25913975-114491603038809034?l=ethics--the-matrix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25913975.post-1144915367155561582006-04-13T00:59:00.000-07:002006-04-13T18:36:36.780-07:00In these virtual worlds, simulated life imitates real life where individuals set up businesses, marry, divorce and have virtual sex with their avatar partners. Inevitably, the darker side of real life finds its way into these virtual worlds. Negative behaviors such as harassment, stalking and destruction of personal property can and has transcended beyond virtual borders. Therefore, the question becomes “should real life rules, laws, policies apply to the virtual community?”<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25913975-114491536715556158?l=ethics--the-matrix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25913975.post-1144915151045911162006-04-13T00:55:00.000-07:002006-04-13T18:36:54.600-07:00<a href="http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/phi.html">Philosophy of the Matrix<br />http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/phi.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/technology">Markkula Center for Applied Ethics <br />Santa Clara University<br />http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/technology</a><br /><br /><a href="http://terranova.blogs.com">Terra Nova -- Exploring Virtual Worlds<br />http://terranova.blogs.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=402860">The Law of the Virtual Worlds<br />http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=402860</a><br /><br /><br /><a><b>Trivia: Is C2 an extra in the triology? See if you can find her...</b></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25913975-114491515104591116?l=ethics--the-matrix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25913975.post-1144914875894165712006-04-13T00:48:00.000-07:002006-04-13T18:37:08.796-07:00<a href="http://secondlife.com">Second Life<br />secondlife.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.activeworlds.com">Active Worlds<br />www.activeworlds.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://thematrixonline.station.sony.com/">The Matrix Online<br />www.thematrixonline.station.sony.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.worldofwarcraft.com">World of Warcraft<br />www.worldofwarcraft.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://everquest.station.sony.com">EverQuest<br />everquest.station.sony.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.atitd.com">A Tale in the Desert<br />www.atitd.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25913975-114491487589416571?l=ethics--the-matrix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cherylnoreply@blogger.com