By having that said, my colleague and I do not wish to give you a strict vision about what you are supposed to expect inside cyber world because everything is so elusive, subjective and most important: constantly changing!
We're trying to present you, the best we can, without falling into the escapeless trap of subjectivism, some components with the help of which the path towards the so called " virtual " is possible. We try to examine the origin and transformation of the identity shift, a phenomenon which is more and more spread in today's globalised world.
For the reason we as well are new in this field, but rather determined to arise your curiosity for this topic and simply incite you into this amazing world, we need of course the helping hand of the so called " forefathers " of cyberspace.
A proper introduction to virtual worlds will be given by Mr. Richard Bartle, " British writer, professor and game researcher, best known for being the co- creator of MUD and the author of the seminal Designing Virtual Worlds." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bartle
Mr. Bartle, in a rather intriguing interview, will give you a glance over the way he constructed his world, in the book " Designing Virtual Worlds ", known to be " the bible for those who do and for those who populate them."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPAhrF2xPCI
You will be able to form an opinion regarding what had pushed him towards designing it and what is his perception in terms of what is known to be " the real world ". What does exactly " real world " stand for and why are people discouraged to exit it for. Do they feel the urge to abandon it in order to find themselves elsewhere? Is it a matter of appreciation? What are the mysteries that lay behind the " virtual world " and what makes it so " appetising " ?
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