The world according to Google

After playing, experiencing, learning, examining, probing, exploring and investigating a plethora of “Virtual Worlds;” such as, Google Earth, Celestia, World Wind, Microsoft Live, and Map Quest. There are many others out there, but they don’t have nearly the publicity. These virtual worlds are an amazing tool for individuals to play around and look at the world. It gives the laymen the opportunity to look at things they wouldn’t normally be able to see. I know plenty of people who have not been out of their home state, but with this new technology they are able to see places around the world, not nearly as intimately of course, but still, fairly closely. These things will all in all make humankind, at least the technological literate with access to the will to these programs, a better understanding of the world and how it works. With this knowledge, hopefully the human race isn’t doomed to oblivion. That’s a good thing.

Virtual worlds are cool. That’s the bottom line. They are fun, cool programs that users can do many things with and create new ideas and communicate in new ways. I love all types of virtual worlds, I’ve been lost in Celestia, I’ve researched trips in map quest, and I’ve incorporated GPS points into Google earth to make movies of trips. Basically, I’ve played with these virtual worlds quite a bit, and if you haven’t, I recommend you do.