Second Life Wedding Bells and On the Go

I was searching the internet for information for a project in another class and I happened to see an article relating to Second Life about a woman who had a virtual wedding in Second Life. The article compares Second Life to Facebook, MySpace, and even matchmaking sites that connect people to each other in different ways, especially on Valentine's Day.

Anyone interested in virtual life on mobile phone?! Well you might just have that chance! People who want to be in Second Life on the go may be in luck!

Not quite sure what to think of all this; any thoughts?

Chat to Virtual

(http://secondlife.com/whatis/)

They've done it! Real world and chat rooms have met The Sims!

Does this seem familiar? From experience, this reminds me of The Sims game. You create characters and live their lives through school, works, activities, etc...

Currently I have only heard about Second Life and other virtual worlds and done a little research, but from what I've read, it seems to be the same basic concept, except that the other characters are controlled by other people throughout the world.

When thinking about Second Life, it seems to add to the idea that face to face communication is not being used as much and will continue to do so. According to Gartner research firm it is predicted that "by 2011, 80 percent of active Internet users will have a "second life" in some sort of virtual world." If this is the future of communicating and networking, it will seem more like a game. I can't help but look at videos and pictures of this and think of playing a game. If this becomes a common view, communicating will not be taken seriously and where will we end up? What is the future of communication and networking?!