DocumentCode
552895
Title
Of mice or men? — The avatar in the virtualscape
Author
Conrad, Marc ; Neale, J. ; Charles, Adam
Author_Institution
Univ. of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK
fYear
2010
fDate
28-30 June 2010
Firstpage
242
Lastpage
247
Abstract
The study focuses on the relationship users of virtual worlds, such as Second Life, may or may not develop towards the avatar they use. A questionnaire was developed to collect both qualitative and quantitative data from students engaged in a university assignment that required them to use an avatar in Second Life. The findings are contextualized and discussed: The distinction between the avatar and the self seems to be blurring.
Keywords
avatars; computer aided instruction; Second Life; avatar; university assignment; virtual worlds; virtualscape; Avatars; Educational institutions; Games; Humans; Internet; Materials; Second Life;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information Society (i-Society), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location
London
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1823-6
Electronic_ISBN
978-0-9564263-3-8
Type
conf
Filename
6018705
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