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“ SOMETHING ABOUT A VIRTUAL WORLD JUST RUBS ME THE WRONG WAY”: MEN GAMERS AND WOMEN NON-GAMERS IN A SECOND LIFE ACADEMIC LEARNING COMMUNITY Aimee M. deNoyelles Doctoral Candidate Instructional Design and Technology University of Cincinnati [email_address] SL: Amalia Yatsenko

Virtual Worlds – Second Life (SL) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Gap Real World Virtual World

Virtual Worlds - Avatars ,[object Object],[object Object]

SL Learning Communities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Share experiences Share perspectives Negotiate meaning Learner community

Research Question ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Review of Literature ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Methods: Participants ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Methods: Data Sources and Collection ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Methods: Data Analysis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Findings: Social Strategies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Identity Conception/Projection ,[object Object],[object Object],“ My real identity is much different, the clothes I wear in SL are never anything I would wear…I really only relate to my avatar by the way she acts and how she interacts with other people.” -- Tina “ I am the Kool-Aid Man. I think it’s fun to be different. I like to have fun and I’m pretty outgoing.” -- Kevin

Virtual World Beliefs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ People in real life will change how they look or act just to fit in sometimes. That’s why I feel like there is no real difference between the physical environment and SL.” -- Kevin “ I had my first chat with a stranger and I felt so much anxiety. I was nervous about what to say and who to respond to.” -- Britney

Virtual World Beliefs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ My real identity isn’t coming out because I’m keeping myself from really being present in the virtual world. I am the type of person that thinks that if it is not broken, do not fix it meaning, I love living in the real world…the virtual world just is not for me….” -- Harriett “ It was still, like, more like their avatar, not really their real personality…” -- Mary

Technical Skill ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ I haven't really been able to expand my avatar…I feel like a character in a video game.” -- Britney “ Being left to leave the last project undone to just keep up and learn the world is something that I often have to do.” -- Uma

Findings: Similarities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Hearing [guest speaker]’s voice made me feel more connected than I have ever felt in-world.” -- Harriett “ I felt as though we were connected as a class to what [guest speaker] was talking about.” -- Oliver “ I felt like I respected him more as a professor. He wasn’t just a computer generated image.” -- Mary

Conclusion: Significance of Study ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Current Dissertation Questions ,[object Object],[object Object]

Thanks! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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