Conclusion
When I was researching I didn't realise that there were so many different types of virtual communities and I didn't know much about the virtual world. In the beginning it all was a little overwhelming and confusing. In some ways you can say that the Internet as a whole was designed to be social not just for information exchange. Over the years we have seen the Internet grow and it will continue to grow as we find more and better ways to improve the quality. As the Internet and its quality expands so dose that of the virtual community.
Over the years the virtual world has changed, it was once very simple where there were only a few people connected and knew how to use those worlds to where today hundreds of people connect to one virtual world or another. It all started with one MUD and from there, there are many others that had come from that one program.
I believe that the virtual world isn't only for those who like to play games but also to connect with others who have the same interest in that particular game or other games. If the creators of these worlds had no intention of them becomming social they would have made them so that you are unable to talk to one another.