Nakamura

In the end of the Nakamura’s article it says that “race matters, and that bodies matter. Programming languages and internet connectivity have made it possible for people to interact without putting into play any bodies but the ones they write for themselves”. Throughout this article we’re able to see that in cyberspace race and body types are an important factor in living in the fantasy world of the internet, you are able to enter pretty much any world you can dream up and visit as any race or gender you would like other players to perceive you as. In these fantasy world’s you are able to get away from your everyday life and take a “vacation” leaving your work, your family, and sometimes your real self behind without even having to leave the comfort of your living room chair. I think that this really relates to a lot of what people want. Traveling the world or other neighborhoods that you would otherwise never see from the comfort of your own home is a lot of what happens now that traveling is seen as a privilege for so many people.

Social interaction is another factor that I think draws people into cyberspace. You can not only look the way you want you can also have the personality of anyone you choose. If for example you are not very social in your everyday life you may be able to open up to more people through the Internet and make more cyber friends along the way.

I think for some people the down fall of the Internet and becoming any one you want is that sometimes through cyberspace you may not be able to just be yourself. The games may not offer your body type or race as one of the choices so you are then forced to become someone you don’t see as yourself. This sometime can be unfulfilling for people who would like to explore cyberspace and know who they are talking and relating to is really what you are getting.