Virtual World: Blessing or Curse? (Part 1)

written by 10702 Kim Min Joo, 10801 Kang Seo Rin,

20121 Lee Go Eun, 20321 Yim Tae Hee

& 20720 Jeong Da Eun

These days, most people — especially Millennials and Generation Z — use social media and utilize various information from the Internet.

In March 2020, UC Berkeley built a campus in Minecraft on the verge of canceling its graduation ceremony due to COVID-19. Graduates attended the commencement as avatars, received diplomas directly from the president, and listened to congratulatory speeches from key figures. As such, virtual reality is increasingly used.

Therefore, it is necessary to think about the impact of the virtual world created by the developing technology.

The Opinion department of the PRESS will explore both sides in a five-part series.