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Impact of Virtual World on Environment

Published on October 2013 by Chandan Agarwala
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International conference on Green Computing and Technology
Foundation of Computer Science USA
ICGCT - Number 2
October 2013
Authors: Chandan Agarwala
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Chandan Agarwala . Impact of Virtual World on Environment. International conference on Green Computing and Technology. ICGCT, 2 (October 2013), 1-4.

@article{
author = { Chandan Agarwala },
title = { Impact of Virtual World on Environment },
journal = { International conference on Green Computing and Technology },
issue_date = { October 2013 },
volume = { ICGCT },
number = { 2 },
month = { October },
year = { 2013 },
issn = 0975-8887,
pages = { 1-4 },
numpages = 4,
url = { /proceedings/icgct/number2/13686-1313/ },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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Abstract

Technology innovations have morphed the real world and increased the share of virtual interactions. While the convenience aspect of online world is much discussed, seldom we see reference to its impact on nature. This paper evaluates the impact of technology on nature, with respect to virtual world. Existing literature and industry opinions have been reviewed, to build a compelling business case for sustainability. Online world has been able to reduce pollution resulting from logistics, by providing collaboration and communication platform for geographically-dispersed people. Also, the productivity improvement in various activities reduces impact on nature, indirectly. Limitations of technology, in the form of heat generated from data centers, fossil fuel used for electricity generation, and managing end-of-life are also outlined. This paper can be useful to technology providers and users to properly represent their sustainability practices for supporting nature.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Broadband Technology Green Computing Pollution Productivity Online World Virtual World