Briefly discuss some of the things that avatars can do in an online virtual world

Answer 1

Avatars can shop, hold jobs, run for political office, develop relationships with other avatars, take a test drive in a virtual world new car, and even engage in criminal activities. Avatars may promote events and hold them in the virtual world (e.g. garage sales, concerts). Avatars can even start up new businesses and create or purchase new entities in the virtual world such as houses, furnishings for their houses, clothing, jewelry, and other products. Avatars use the virtual world's currency to purchase goods and services in the virtual world. The value of objects in a virtual world is usually related to their usefulness and the difficulty of obtaining them. The ownership of such items is recognized by other avatars in the virtual world—for example, this is John's house? others may not occupy it without his permission. Avatars can earn virtual world money by performing some task in the virtual world, or their owners can purchase virtual world money for them using real-world cash. In some virtual worlds, avatars can convert their virtual world money back into real dollars at whatever the going exchange rate is by using their credit card at online currency exchanges. Virtual world items may also be sold to other virtual world players for real world money. Although most virtual worlds have rules against offensive behavior in public, such as using racial slurs or performing overtly sexual actions, consenting adults can travel to private areas and engage in all sorts of socially unacceptable behavior.

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