My argument for my essay will be “Virtual worlds designed for teenagers and children are a safe alternative to adult virtual worlds.” Before I started my research I did not have any idea about the safety of these virtual worlds and therefore I didn’t know whether I was or was not going to agree with the statement. After doing the research I have decided that I am going to agree with the statement and the resources that I have found back it up. In saying this, I also believe that there is still reason to disagree with this statement however my research shows that it is best to agree. I have found many useful online resources, there is a website which is all about the latest news in regards to virtual worlds and from this I have used a couple of articles. One of the articles is based on research about the amount of virtual worlds there are and their popularity along with some useful statistics. Also the parents’ area for teen Second Life was useful as it made me realize that teen second life is not a good alternative, its more just Second Life’s way of competing with the other teen virtual worlds out there, but it is not the most popular one. Even though I have found many useful websites, I haven’t finished my research, I plan to look at some books as well and possibly find more statistics to put in my essay.
http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/mokitown/
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2006/tc20060515_945235.htm
http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2007/10/bbc-launches-ch.html
http://teen.secondlife.com/parents
http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/04/report-100-yout.html
http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3626340
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1290719,00.html
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