3D vs IM

Bonjour!

This week the theme is 3D vs IM Messaging.

I think this is a bit of a better topic to be talking about, i can get deeper into personal opinion, and really evaluate which would be a better system.

Okay well lets start with 3D Instant Messaging, Whats the point of turning something that is only relaying information from one person to another into a interactive form of communications, I guess some would say, You feel a little more at ease using the program, its more realistic, Feels like your talking to real people.

I would personally say, There is no real point to it, Its just a waste of time, People aren't going to portrait themselves accurately, and its only for talking to others so there is no need for all the sillyness, for example: "Build your own environment, Traverse different lands" Blah blah blah, the list goes on.

In the essence of communication, You the speaker must convey your message to the listener, so sure you're doing this with added graphics, and a more realistic environment, but it almost seems to me like a video game.

With Instant Messaging eg: MSN Messenger, Yahoo etc etc, You are sending and recieving messages promptly, there is no need for you to be immersed in it wholely, You can happily just leave it run in the back ground and wait for people to respond to you, where i guess is the one negative i can think of, Where you aren't entirely sure if the person is actually engaged in speaking with you, But is that really relevant, In the conversation if something needed to be communicated between one entity to another, they would just get the information out there to the party involved and have their discussion untill further communications.

Ultimately, its just a glamour option for people to use these chatrooms with 3D function and real life models, its pointless to say the least, its just another way society is trying to fabricate the virtual world a little more, I say 3D chatrooms will be a whole lot better once they actually involve you doing it via Virtual Reality control.

Rant over.