It is not surprising that some people say World of Warcraft is the new religion. In fact, Warcraft is not the only game that is associated with the so-called new religion, other MMO especially Second Life is getting a mention too.
This is due to the massive amount of players for both MMO but no one truly realise the fact that MMO games actually is like transporting ourselves to a whole new world, living a totally different life that we dream of.
So, what’s with the new religion thingy?
Zijderveld draws a comparison between World of Warcraft and the four dimensions of religion known as community, ethics, cultural, and emotional to support his thesis.
What is your view on this?
Do you think that we are over reacting or this is just a normal phenomena?
As far as it concerns, you might want to check out Cyberpilgrims by Theo Zijderveld.
What is your description for religion. Is it about faith and hope or perhaps you are one of those WOW players that worship nothing but WOW itself?
Might as well check out Massively.