01-21-2007 11:00
Maslow's pyramid is a well known model for understanding human needs. Maslow stated that humans have a number of needs that are inborn and therefore for each human equal. He also posed a hierarchy in these needs. Each man has both basic needs to have a life and higher needs to a have a good life. The more basic a need, the more powerful it is. Higher needs can be seen as luxury needs and come insight when the more basic needs have been realized – or at least percepted to be realized. Maslow's pyramid consists of five layers, as you can see in the picture shown above. The model has been generally accepted for real life (with some critics or comments), but does it also apply for Second Life? In Second Life there is for example no real need for air, food, water or sleep, is there? On contrary all residents seem to be focussing on higher needs like status and self actualisation... Has good-old-Maslow been turned up side down in Second Life? And: what could we conclude from that?

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http://livingsecondlife.blogspot.com/2007/01/second-life-virtual-world-or-real.html

Cheers. Ikkemus