Virtual reality has ceased to be a mere concept. With the abundance of online multiplayer games appearing on the World Wide Web, reality has slowly materialised in another form. The fact is that most of these Web-based role playing game applications present a whole array of functions and features similar to contemporary society. The way these online communities interact – the means of trade, the process of self-development, and the objectives that need to be met – are somehow the same as our current social order. And as more and more people, especially young adults, are getting hooked on this alternate reality, one would wonder: why is this happening?
In real life, being who you want to be will always be met with conflicts and difficulties along the way. But in these role-playing game applications, you can be whoever you want to be. If you wish to become the best warrior in the land, you can choose a character that will suit up to that description and, as you try to develop the avatar, you will associate it as another facet of yourself. With many limitations presented in real life, it does not come as a surprise that many would rather be a better form of themselves online.