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The third places used to be a place where people meet to unwind, discuss, and talk about their passion. Neighborhood and community used to be the main source of third place as it was the most geographically convenient. Due to the technological advances physical third spaces have decreased. This has lead to the rise of third space on the internet, in the form of virtual communities. Virtual communities and Third spaces share many of the same characteristic. There both offer neutral ground, low profile, playful moods, and a second home (Lin, 2017). Virtual communities/ third spaces allow us to engage and connect with people on a variety of topics and form weak and strong ties. This can be seen in gaming, which can be considered a third space. …show more content…

The game Second Life is an online virtual world, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Like MMOS, Second Life allows people the opportunity to build their avatar anyway that they feel suit them. There is no really goal of Second Life as it’s a virtual life that you live, and this is a perfect example of a third space because it allows people the opportunity to have a release form their daily life and connect and engage online with other individual. Increasing many people’s social capital and allowing them to create strong and weak ties through the internet.). One example in the documentary “When Stranger Click” Jonas aka Bara use Second Life to escape his life on a secluded island (Lin, 2017). The game became such as fundamental role in his life because it allowed him to form relationship with people for example he meet and woman that he then had a baby with, but also it allowed him to explore his passion for music. Second life allowed him to not just play his music but to connect to people that could help him get his music out into the world. Games like Second Life show how many virtual communities can also be third spaces, allowing player to connect and for relationships online. This online relationship can help individuals gain social capital and form strong

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