Information communication technology might just be the
greatest invention of the modern world. During the inception of the World Wide
Web, it was simply viewed as a source of knowledge no one could imagine its true
potential. Overtime it became a global platform that brings people together.
Today, it has achieved worldwide recognition influencing almost every dimension
of our communication and social life. The virtual world has paved way for
people to enter, share and voice out their ideas.
History
The history of online chat
room date back to the
early 1980s when an invention came up where individuals could log into and
communicate with other people on the same platform. Later the invention evolved
where the rules, versatility, regulations and flexibility of the platform advanced.
In the modern society, users are able to create their own virtual world,
personalize it in their own preference and interact with anyone across the
world. The feature that has proved to attract most users is the ability to stay
anonymous and talk to strangers as well as the possibility of
finding mate of the opposite sex.
Online chat rooms are very addictive especially for
teenagers. Psychologists and researchers have expressed their concern over the
fact that most individuals tend to prefer to live in the virtual world than in
the real world. Being addicted to the virtual world can have negative impact or
your social life however, if moderated it can help to broaden ones scope.
Virtual chart rooms make use of avatars and graphics in their
interface consequently, most of the online chat services provide the option of
playing games. This can be a great way of interacting as you will be using the
chart room to communicate. Since its inception, the primary way of
communication in the virtual world has remained to be through text, voice
calls, smileys and web cams.
