Comments on: Jealousy: An emotion that creeps into cyberspace http://apogeevr.com/2006/03/01/an-emotional-virus-that-easily-seeps-into-cyberspace/ Journalist Noche Kandora explores avatar relationships, gender, simulated sex and its culture inside of virtual worlds, MMOGs and other digital environments. Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:31:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: Shai Delacroix http://apogeevr.com/2006/03/01/an-emotional-virus-that-easily-seeps-into-cyberspace/#comment-444 Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:07:39 +0000 http://apogeevr.com/2006/03/01/an-emotional-virus-that-easily-seeps-into-cyberspace/#comment-444 I have been toying with bouts of online jealousy and virtual relationships. After all you are who you are and you bring that emotion with you online. Personally, jealousy is something i equate with the need to belong to someone. Unfortunately, the enticement of playing the field online is strong. But still I question the need for mapping and stalking. Not a very healthy projection of oneself. I have been toying with bouts of online jealousy and virtual relationships. After all you are who you are and you bring that emotion with you online. Personally, jealousy is something i equate with the need to belong to someone. Unfortunately, the enticement of playing the field online is strong. But still I question the need for mapping and stalking. Not a very healthy projection of oneself.

]]> by: Donovan Preston http://apogeevr.com/2006/03/01/an-emotional-virus-that-easily-seeps-into-cyberspace/#comment-354 Sat, 24 Jun 2006 20:23:16 +0000 http://apogeevr.com/2006/03/01/an-emotional-virus-that-easily-seeps-into-cyberspace/#comment-354 Very interesting post. I think jealousy is an emotion most modern people, especially americans, have a very difficult time dealing with. When a person feels jealous they often do not know how to react, and end up reacting in irrational and damaging ways. I believe this may be because the jealous person was not honest with themself about what they are comfortable with. Thus they are not able to articulate boundaries or concessions that would make them more comfortable and less emotional. Perhaps experiencing jealousy in a virtual world, acknowledging it and asking oneself what motivates it, will help people learn how to interpret this complex emotion better and deal with it in ways that are more loving and less destructive, both in virtual worlds and real life. Very interesting post. I think jealousy is an emotion most modern people, especially americans, have a very difficult time dealing with. When a person feels jealous they often do not know how to react, and end up reacting in irrational and damaging ways. I believe this may be because the jealous person was not honest with themself about what they are comfortable with. Thus they are not able to articulate boundaries or concessions that would make them more comfortable and less emotional.

Perhaps experiencing jealousy in a virtual world, acknowledging it and asking oneself what motivates it, will help people learn how to interpret this complex emotion better and deal with it in ways that are more loving and less destructive, both in virtual worlds and real life.

]]> by: Richard http://apogeevr.com/2006/03/01/an-emotional-virus-that-easily-seeps-into-cyberspace/#comment-156 Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:36:09 +0000 http://apogeevr.com/2006/03/01/an-emotional-virus-that-easily-seeps-into-cyberspace/#comment-156 I hadn't thought of anything like this. But given that some people have either killed themselves or a competitor over online games I'm sure many have had their heart broken because of the feelings they attached to a virtual crush. I hadn’t thought of anything like this. But given that some people have either killed themselves or a competitor over online games I’m sure many have had their heart broken because of the feelings they attached to a virtual crush.

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