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Sheng-Hao Chang ID: 5180034

My Computer Spec:

CPU: Intel® CoreTM i7 975 3.33GHz (8MB Cache) Extreme Edition Quad Core Processor

CPU Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H50 High Performance CPU Cooler

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 DDR3 1366

Memory: Two Corsair Triple Channel DDR3 Memory Kits TR3X6G1866C9DF 6GB, 1866MHz DOMINATOR Kit with Airflow Fan (12GB of RAM)

Harddrive: WD Caviar Black Desktop Hard Drives 2 TB, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 7200 RPM, Model: WD2001FASS

VGA: Three ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB DDR5 with SLi

Sound Card: Creative PCI Express Sound Blaster X-fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series

Keyboard: Logitech G19

Mouse: Razer Mamba Wireless Gaming Mouse

Blueray ROM: Sony Internal BWU-100A BD-ROM Drive

Case: Zalman Z-Machine GT1000-B Black Aluminum Mid-Tower Case

Card Reader: iMono Hyper Speed 4x 62-in-1 internal Multi Card Reader

Power Supply: AlienwareTM 1100 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply

Computer UPS: CyberPower Computer UPS 1500AVR Series, 1500VA/950W, Rack-mount or Stand-up Usage, w/ PowerPanel Plus Software, Model: CPS1500AVR

-- Register for the free account on secondlife.com, experiment with the on-line game and answer the following questions:

1.	What are MMOGs and how do they differer from regular video games?

Answer: MMOGs are Massively Multiplayer Online Games. They are video games which is play online with other players on the Internet. They work on computer devices and other game consoles such as Play Station 3 and Xbox 360. Additionally, mobile phone devices can also play MMOGs for some of the available games. The difference from regular video games is MMOGs allow players to cooperate and compete with each other on the Internet, and sometimes it leads players to interact with players around the world.

2.	Would there be stresses in living in a virtual world?

Answer: When players are competing with each other, they provide pressures and stresses to each other as well. There are many effects of the players, and they are two main categories, mental stresses and physical stresses. First, mental stresses, if one player does not achieve the required level, then the player will soon be left out from the group and friends. Second, physical stresses, players spend most of the time in front of computers or game consoles at least for more than 12 hours a day. It creates physical problems when the body does not have time to rest.

3.	Look at e-bay and see what is being sold from secondlife and other on-line game forum. Is the economy from these games real?

Answer: Outfits for Secondlife game and characters and items are being sell on other forums. In most of the MMOGs, there is virtual currency where the player can earn and accumulate money. The usages of virtual currency are differentiated from game to game. The virtual economies which are created in MMOGs often combine real and virtual worlds. The result is often seen as an unwanted interaction between the real and virtual economies by the players and the provider of the virtual world.