Reflection Upon Turkle and Video

     In class today, I could not help but think of some of the connections between the video that we viewed last week and the Turkle reading. Turkle states that texting has become more used that actual phone calls. This was echoed by many but not all in the class. In many online games, there is a chat client included which allows players to chat with each other via written words. However, there are also many games that are compatible with chat programs in which you actually talk to other people. In the video, we were introduced to many people who played World of Warcraft. They had never met before going to the convention, yet they could recognize each other by their voices. I find it interesting that these people can communicate primarily through this video game, and yet still know each other. These people may not phone the people that they are otherwise close to, preferring texts instead; however, they will talk to people who are otherwise total strangers communicating with their voice instead of typed words.