Comments on: Better to Rule in the Virtual World Than to Serve in the Real World http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/11/better-to-rule-in-the-virtual-world-than-to-serve-in-the-real-world-2/ The PlayStation Home Magazine Fri, 13 Feb 2015 21:20:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.2 By: Gary160974 http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/11/better-to-rule-in-the-virtual-world-than-to-serve-in-the-real-world-2/#comment-287619 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 08:10:56 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=57341#comment-287619 GI Joe or Barbie don’t tell you your socially inept, a noob or unwanted, also Barbie doesn’t morph into Ken. These are full grown adults acting out an element of fantasy and that’s where it should stay a fantasy. Setting a whole life around a virtual character ie websites, social networking or you tube, it’s only ever done for the progression of that character and not the community, unfortunately on home theres a lot of this done, not for positive reasons but more as a cheap wannabe minor celebrity reasons. And if home slows down or goes these users that think they are some sort of celeb are going to have a hard time adapting.

]]> By: scamp_73 http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/11/better-to-rule-in-the-virtual-world-than-to-serve-in-the-real-world-2/#comment-287615 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:15:11 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=57341#comment-287615 For those of you old enough to remember playing with GI Joes or Barbies they were just a plastic representation of a human and you took it from there and did the rest. Home is no different but there are thousands of people playing with you at the same time.

]]> By: Gary160974 http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/11/better-to-rule-in-the-virtual-world-than-to-serve-in-the-real-world-2/#comment-287612 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 22:56:10 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=57341#comment-287612 If you want to feel wanted in real life, forget to pay some bills, you soon have people sending you letters, calling on your phone and knocking at your door. On a serious note there are web sites that can help if anyone lives are taken over by virtual lives, because it is always about the damage that could be done by missing work because of an online event. Children seeing daddy dressed as a lady online or giving yourself such low worth that you think higher of the online you than the real you.

]]> By: Susan http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/11/better-to-rule-in-the-virtual-world-than-to-serve-in-the-real-world-2/#comment-287611 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:18:00 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=57341#comment-287611 *Krazy…lolz

]]> By: Susan http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/11/better-to-rule-in-the-virtual-world-than-to-serve-in-the-real-world-2/#comment-287610 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:17:37 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=57341#comment-287610 I’m gonna quote/tweet that last line..well said KracyFace!

]]> By: KrazyFace http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/11/better-to-rule-in-the-virtual-world-than-to-serve-in-the-real-world-2/#comment-287609 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:46:31 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=57341#comment-287609 Love this! But Ted, something tells me when the zombie apocalypse comes, they’ll be headed towards your brains first ha! Yeah, my head’s firmly stuck in a fantasy realm…

Really though, this is a pretty serious point to make. While some of us do make extensions of ourselves into the virtual and make some kind of success of that, there are others that allow that very thing to drown them. Praise and awe from people can be a heady, ego-boosting thing for sure; whether that’s from an accomplishment from a game like being the best (or top 10) in the world, to creating masterpieces in something like Little Big Planet or Minecraft. Becoming a YouTube sensation or even embracing infamy from causing real-world problems via networks or computers (who can forget ANONYMOUS?) virtual worlds/environments and just the internet in general really is now a place where we can fully expose our ideas to the planet and potentially become something much more than “just” ourselves.

Always remember though, no matter how “normal” or even “unexciting” you may feel in your real life, you’re always someone’s idea of perfect.

]]> By: LostRainbow http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/11/better-to-rule-in-the-virtual-world-than-to-serve-in-the-real-world-2/#comment-287608 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:27:15 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=57341#comment-287608 Great article!! I do live like a king on Home. I own several pieces of real estate,(some waterfront) and a yacht! It’s fun to imagine to be that rich and own so much, but it is just virtual life. In real life, I live in the suburbs and that’s my life and I am happy with it, but it’s fun to have so much in the virtual world! It’s tough if people get carried away and abuse that power in the virtual world as I have seen in an online game I play. But if the game closes someday, where does that leave them?

While I love my virtual life, I would not trade it for what I have in real life ever!

]]> By: Susan http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/11/better-to-rule-in-the-virtual-world-than-to-serve-in-the-real-world-2/#comment-287605 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:38:43 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=57341#comment-287605 Awesome article, a must read for anyone who uses Home with any frequency.

]]> By: Godzprototype http://www.hsmagazine.net/2013/11/better-to-rule-in-the-virtual-world-than-to-serve-in-the-real-world-2/#comment-287604 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:55:25 +0000 http://www.hsmagazine.net/?p=57341#comment-287604 Well said. Balance is the key for sure. Have fun.

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