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10 Oct 08

Virtual Worlds News: There.com Study Shows Persistence of Identity and Racial Bias in Virtual World

"A new study from Northwestern University in There.com shows the persistence of racial bias in virtual environments, but, maybe more importantly, a connection between users' identities and their own avatars."

www.virtualworldsnews.com/...therecom-study.html - Preview

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09 Sep 08

weblin: chat with 3D avatars and instant messenger functions

"Your personalized weblin avatar surfs the web with you, enabling you to see friends and meet new ones on the same site as you.
Weblins can chat, move, show emotion, visit lounges, and trade stuff with other weblins."

www.weblin.com/home.php - Preview

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Theorizing Presence

  • Presence is the
    experience of being engaged by the representations of a virtual world
07 Sep 08

Real-Life Fears Faced In Online World, Having Alter-Egos In "Second Life" Helps People Cope, Reports Tracy Smith - CBS News

  • "People, when they're in Second Life, they feel a little bit protected," Kerley
    says, "because you don't exactly know who they are, you can't look at them, so
    they often feel more open and are able to get right down to the business of
    working, usually within the first session."
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