Week 5’s Tutorial question asks what the differences are between the regular IM program and the 3D one? This is somewhat simple to answer. IM programs use primarily text forms to communicate whereas the 3D environment uses both text and visual graphics to communicate. In a 3D program you are able to create an avatar for yourself so that the person you are talking to has a 3D image of you to look at.
In both IM and 3D you can be the person who you want to be and you are the person you created. It’s the same thing I talked about in my previous post. When using these programs to talk you can be who you want to be instead of being who you are. If you are normally a shy person you can use these programs to be more confident.
This might seem like a good thing however many people use this to become not only more confident but also more aggressive and abusive which is why Cyberbullying is such a big deal. You might not have the guts to tell the person who you dislike how you feel when you are with them however given the chance on IM or 3D program's some people might. You are able to be more brazen because you cannot see the other person's reaction to the hurtful things you are saying making it seem like it's not that bad when in fact it's even worse.
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