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요약:

가상 세계, 신화 및 사회에 관한 텍스트

(virtual worlds, myths, and society)

주제: 

가상 세계가 사회에 미치는 영향과 참여자 수에 따른 가상 세계의 가치.

 (The impact of virtual worlds on society and their value in relation to the number of participants.)

요지:

가상 세계가 지속적이고 광범위한 가치를 제공하려면 사회로 간주될 수 있을 만큼 많은 참여자가 있어야 합니다.

(For a virtual world to provide lasting, wide-ranging value, it must have a large enough group of participants to be considered a society.)

핵심 어휘

(1) Myth: 신화 

(Scholars of myth have long argued that myth gives structure and meaning to human life.)

(2) Virtual world: 가상 세계 

(A virtual world’s ability to fulfill needs grows when lots of people believe in it.)

(3) Adherent: 추종자 

(A virtual world cannot be sustained by a mere handful of adherents.)

(4) Global sport: 세계 스포츠 

(Consider the difference between a global sport and a game I invent with my friends.)

(5) Immersive: 몰입하는 

(My game might be a great game, one that is completely immersive.)

(6) Threshold: 기준점 

(When that threshold is reached, psychological value can turn into wide-ranging social value.)

(7) Society: 사회 

(For a virtual world to provide lasting value, its participants must be a large enough group to be considered a society.)

(8) Historical evidence: 역사적 증거 

(9) Self-esteem: 자존감 

(10) Religious value system: 종교적 가치 체계 

내용 이해

(1) What is the main argument made by scholars of myth?

(신화학자들이 주장하는 핵심 주장은 무엇인가요?)

(2) What happens when a virtual world has many adherents? 

(가상 세계에 많은 추종자가 있을 때 어떤 일이 발생하나요?)

(3) What is the difference between a global sport and a game invented with friends? 

(세계 스포츠와 친구들과 함께 발명한 게임의 차이점은 무엇인가요?)

(4) What is required for a virtual world to provide lasting, wide-ranging value? 

(가상 세계가 지속적이고 광범위한 가치를 제공하기 위해서는 무엇이 필요한가요?)

(5) How does psychological value turn into wide-ranging social value in a virtual world? 

(가상 세계에서 심리적 가치가 어떻게 광범위한 사회적 가치로 전환되나요?)

* Suggested Answers

(1) Scholars of myth argue that myth gives structure and meaning to human life. 

(Reason: The text states that myth provides structure and meaning in the first sentence.)

(2) When a virtual world has many adherents, its ability to fulfill needs grows. 

(Reason: The text mentions this in the second sentence.)

(3) The difference between a global sport and a game invented with friends is the reach and social function; a global sport has wide-ranging value, while a game with friends has limited social function. 

(Reason: The text discusses this difference in the middle of the passage.)

(4) For a virtual world to provide lasting, wide-ranging value, it must have a large enough group of participants to be considered a society. 

(Reason:  The thesis statement in the passage states this requirement.)

(5) Psychological value turns into wide-ranging social value in a virtual world when the threshold of having a large enough group of participants to be considered a society is reached. 

(Reason: The text explains that reaching this threshold leads to a transformation of value.)

주요 문장

(1) "A virtual world’s ability to fulfill needs grows when lots and lots of people believe in the world." 

(가상 세계의 요구 충족 능력은 많은 사람들이 그 세계를 믿을 때 성장합니다.) 

(문장이 가상 세계에 대한 인기와 가치와의 관계를 설명하기 때문에 중요합니다.)

(2) "For a virtual world to provide lasting, wide‑ranging value, its participants must be a large enough group to be considered a society." 

(가상 세계가 지속적이고 광범위한 가치를 제공하기 위해서는 참가자들이 사회로 간주될 만큼 충분히 큰 그룹이어야 합니다.) 

(문장이 가상 세계의 가치를 결정하는 핵심 요건을 제시하기 때문에 중요합니다.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIMmgL-gLKo 

1. Watch This Video

2. Questions and Answers

Question 1: What is the Metaverse?

Answer:

Virtual worlds

People interact through avatars

Question 2: What is the goal of the research at Carnegie Mellon's lab?

Answer:

Trick brain to feel touch

Use minimal hardware

Question 3: How do the receptors on your lips feel the acoustic pressure from speakers?

Answer:

Sensitive nerve endings

Feel like rain

Question 4: What does the prototype glove let you do?

Answer:

Feel statues that aren't there

Sense contours of objects

Question 5: What is being developed to help you smell the Metaverse?

Answer:

Technology in Vermont

Smells like forest or ocean breeze

Question 6: How can virtual reality with smells have real-world impact?

Answer:

Helps with anxiety

Helps with substance abuse

Question 7: How can smelling something quickly change your mood?

Answer:

Linked to strong emotions

Tied to memory

Question 8: What is the special glass developed in Pittsburgh?

Answer:

Feel ridges on fingers

Tricks finger into feeling touch