Lying, Cheating,
and Virtual
Relationships
by: Cynthia Jones
Dylan Rickard
Cameron Sweet
Brittany Johnson
Ashley Cawa
Who is the
speaker/audience?
• Speaker- A journalist who is trying to warn the
readers of the problems online dating can
cause
• Audience- Our generation. Our parents did not
have access to meeting people through the
internet. People ages 20 and younger grew up
with a rapid expansion of technology which
has allowed us to meet others over the
computer.
Author’s Purpose
• Purpose- She wanted to educate today’s
generation of the problems and warnings of
online dating
• She got her point across by using real life
examples and studies
• Tone- conversational, yet serious
Second Life
• Is not a game
• You will meet people just
like you
• SL can be free – you can
use money to buy more
“bling” for your avatar
• Write scripts for your
avatar so they can have
sex
Real Life Example
Amy Pollard
David Pollard
SL Avatars
Laura Skye
Dave Barmy
World of Warcraft
• Can play the game
• Not as social
• Must pay the monthly
subscription (about
$15/month)
• Can not have sexrelated activities
¿Questions?
• Has anyone ever used online dating to meet
someone? If so, what was your experience?
¿Questions?
• Do you think more people in the future are
going to use the internet to meet/date?
¿Questions?
• Is it technically cheating if you have a
“relationship” on SL/WoW, but you do not
physically talk to that person?
¿Questions?
• Why do people create these accounts?
¿Questions?
• Do you think it’s safe to online date?
¿Questions?
• Do you think there are any advantages to
online dating?