2. Metameets 200922-24 May 2009 Whoam I Types of avatar selfexpression Identitydevelopment The psychologicalconnection -betweenvirtualworlds and reallife.
3. Whoam I Rianne Gardien Rian Hirvi Real Life Bachelor student The HagueUniversity Over 4000 hours | 3 years Socialeducational counselor Secondlife Socializer| firedancer | builder MysticAcademy |The Black Spot | [PML] Over 1500 hours|2 years Inworld
4. Types of avatar selfexpression psychological distance large small sameperson lookingdiffently role play another person different appearance a copy of itscreator …. similar similar different personality
5. psychological distance large small different appearance a copy of itscreator similar similar different personality
6. Avatar as a copy of itscreator SL helps me to project myrealself and feelingsinto SL, and the otherwayaround as well (Beeflin Grut) SL made itpossiblefor me to test socialinteractions and things I wouldn’t do in RL. (FlufFredriksson) I foundthat the soul of me is ok to be, throughbeing me on SL and therefore I amable to touch base with the real me in RL. (AhsanNadezda)
7. psychological distance large small sameperson lookingdiffently different appearance similar similar different personality
8. Avatar with the samepersonality I got to knowmyselfbetter and felt more confidentbeingmyself. I made a lot of friends, doingwellsocially in SL, meantthat I could do wellsocially in RL. (HokonCazalet) I own a club, owning a club helped me to be more confident and to speak up formyself. Itlearned me to organisebetteraswell.(Alianne75 Barrymore) I had a hard life, SL helped me to explore and realisethat I amnotbroken, thatthings are howthey are and canbegood. I felt more confortable in SL because I don’t have to seepeopleagainwhen I make big mistakes, or I canmutepeoplewhenthey are reallycreepy(CasiopaXue)
9. psychological distance large small role play another person different appearance similar similar different personality
10. Avatar as anotherperson. Usuallythroughroleplay, I don’tlearnanythingparticularly special it’sjust a fantasy, and doesn’t have anyrealapplication RL unlessyoucountacting and writingskills as improving.(SilverGreybeard) I alreadyknowhow I am RL and express myselfhere as well in the samemanner. Creativety opens in mymind and I learn more aboutmycharacter and others. (Shannon Iwish) My experiences in sldon’t have a big influenceonmyrl, it’s more likemyrlaffectsmysl. I use the knowledge I gained in the army to help mycombatstrategizingduringroleplaying. (DariaGuisse)
11. Avatar as anotherperson. I have become more confidentso I guessshe has pulled out some of myconfidence. (DariaGuisse) The personalgrowth I get is from a goodfriendship. When I portrait a different character I learn more aboutmyself.(Shannon Iwish)
13. LookingglassselfWhat does oursocial mirror look like. Real Life Family Peers Limitedspace Smallvariety of cultures Famely, agedoesnt matter Peers, mainlysameage Itcanbe hard to get in touch withpeople Networks and groups are lessvisiblewichmakesit harder to find and jointhem Secondlife Avatars and theircreators World wide Biggervariety of cultures Feweragebasednetworks Easier to makenewfriends Socialnetworks are visible and easier to joinorleave
14. Lookingglassself Specifically SL has made myrelationships in RL deeper and more adventurous, loving more peoplemeansgetting close to and understanding more people, so I canunderstand more aboutpeople in generalincludingthose close to me in RL and myself. (Beeflin Grut) SL helped me to meet manypeoplefrom all around the world and broadenmypersonal goals and horizonsbecause of thosefriendships. (CasiopaXue)
15. Metameets 200922-24 May 2009 The psychologicalconnection -betweenvirtualworlds and reallife. Rianne Gardien | Rian Hirvi
