Thanks to the Internet the people had an opportunity to communicate with each other in any place, the main thing, to have connection to network. Virtual communication which has the features, advantages and shortcomings became widespread.
What does virtual communication mean?
The special type of communications happening through the Internet is called virtual communication. In most cases understand exchange of information as it in writing. Virtual communication with the girl or the guy happens through social networks, the different websites, in chats and at forums. The Internet gave to people the chance to make friends from the different cities and the countries, without leaving the house.
There is a number of features of virtual communication which separate it from real:
- Habitual situation for people, that is for communication it is not necessary to leave the house, leaving a comfort zone. The person uses familiar methods of information transfer.
- As in most cases interaction happens in writing, it is possible to improve the skills in the letter.
- People can exchange any information, speaking on different subjects and by that developing itself.
Psychology of virtual communication
There is a number of the basic principles which are marked out in psychology and characteristic of virtual communication.
- Features of communication at the person are formed on the basis of the available experience, temperament, features of education and society.
- In psychology virtual communication between the man and the woman is based on equality, that is there is a creation of dialogue.
- It is important to understand that all people are individual and to each interlocutor it is necessary to look for approach to come into contact.
Whether real can replace virtual communication?
More and more people from the real world pass into virtual space, and especially sharply this problem concerned children. Real and virtual communication can coexist, but only it is important to place priorities correctly. The conversation via the monitor will never replace live contact where it is possible to see real emotions and to feel the person. Often communication in network is based on deception as people are sure that they will never meet the interlocutor live.
There is very strange trend – to trust in the virtual friend much more simply, than to the close relative. Psychologists call such phenomenon effect of the fellow traveler when it is simpler to tell a secret to the person whom you will never take away, and, in fact, do not know, including his advice to the most objective. As a result virtual communication creates illusion that on that side of the monitor there is the closest and loyal friend who will always be near, here it is only impossible to check it. There are exceptions, but it meets infrequently.
Opportunities and risks of virtual communication
The main risks of communication in network are connected with the fact that on the Internet there are a lot of swindlers who can manipulate the person in the interests. Defining pluses and minuses of virtual communication, psychologists came to a conclusion that feelings in network are stronger, than in real life. To reduce risks, it is recommended to resort to visual communication by means of the webcam.
Pluses of virtual communication
The main advantage of communication in network is that there is an opportunity to talk to the person who is at huge distance. One more plus – a possibility of lonely and modest people to reveal and find friends. Other advantages of virtual communication:
- The relations are under construction on a voluntary basis therefore it is possible to speak about sincerity of desire.
- It is possible to find a huge number of friends worldwide who will share interests, the purposes, desires and so on.
- Virtual communication does not demand an investment of finance and a waste of time as it is not necessary to organize a real meeting, to pay for transport, purchase of treats and so on.
- If desired it is possible to stop communication at any time, without explaining anybody the reason.
- There is a chance to play some role and to present themselves to those whom you are not actually.
Minuses of virtual communication
Psychologists noticed that the more the person carries out time to networks, the more changes are observed in his consciousness, the speech and interaction with surrounding people. There is a loss of skills of real communication. Virtual communication has also other minuses:
- There is no real contact of people, that is it is impossible to watch a mimicry, gestures and so forth, and on it and it is possible to define that actually the person thinks.
- Risks of virtual communication are based that the person can play a role and to be that whom he is not actually. As a result it is possible to expect serious disappointment at the end.
- It is possible to refer to minuses also a wide choice of communication therefore people can quickly switch from one person to another, interrupting correspondence at any time.
Means of virtual communication
Fixed assets for communication in network today are social networks where there are different additional functions, for example, attachment of a photo and video. Besides, it is possible to use different forums, chats, the special websites and E-mail. The culture of virtual communication is similar to real contact, and it is based on rules of etiquette and features of psychology.
Rules of communication in virtual space
To build dialogue and to come into contact, it is recommended to follow certain rules of communication:
- It is necessary to react only to the developed letters in which interest of the person is shown. If in the letter only smiles, an ulyb or banal Hi, it is better to disregard it.
- Find golden mean, that is it is not necessary to answer questions too briefly or it is very tightened. It is important to give the answer, but at the same time not to describe a floor of the life.
- Women are pushed away by persistence therefore rules of acquaintance for virtual communication, include council that you should not write the person one more letter if he did not answer previous.
- If you are interested in the woman, it is not necessary to write from the first messages about the feelings as it frightens and pushes away. Any intimate subjects in communication with strangers if they did not bring them.
- Rules of virtual communication with the woman include also suitable giving of compliments. It is necessary to write them naturally, without flattery and persistence. To build up trusting relationship, the sincerity is important.
Virtual sex communication
One of types of virtual sex is the communication intended for receiving pleasure. Conversations of an intimate nature cause excitement and are capable to bring to an orgasm. Virtual communication can take place intim as between acquaintances, and strangers. Its specifics are based on gradual strengthening of excitement by means of the liberated phrases telling that it does or the person at some point wants to do. In this case the lack of constraint is of great importance. It is possible to support correspondence with video that will strengthen excitement.
Problem of dependence on virtual communication
The danger of communication on the Internet is that people can plunge into virtuality, having forgotten about reality. It is connected with what can present itself to networks of people anyone, communicate without ceremony, tell anything, without being afraid of a look of reproach, treacheries and setups. If communication bothered, then it is possible just to block the user. All this is inaccessible in real life.
Problems of virtual communication are connected also with the fact that on the Internet the people disappear from the real problems and loneliness. As issues are not resolved they only aggravated, and it becomes more difficult to dependent person to be published and contact to real people. In most cases independently it is difficult to get out of this web therefore the third-party help and sometimes even the psychologist is necessary.
Main problems of virtual communication:
- Self-identifications and identifications. When the person plays some, he begins to develop at himself inadequate skills instead of developing behavior model, characteristic of the gender and age.
- Development of dependence. On the Internet it is easy to hide the shortcomings and to get rid of loneliness therefore at the person the desire more and more gradually develops to remain in the online mode.
- Accustoming to deception. Virtual communication allows a lie, and desire to embellish the biography, can become a habit which will be shown also in real life.