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Jezabell Barbosa
Muah™
Join date: 11 Mar 2007
Posts: 896
07-26-2007 07:15
Yes we study the metaverse too! My students are fascinated, and I suspect that they are on SL more than they are studying for class.
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Dalarian Dyrssen
OC Building Disorder
Join date: 15 Apr 2007
Posts: 38
07-28-2007 07:17
I assume you know the Daedalus Project ?

http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/

Years ago while still on Anarchy Online,
I discovered this project doing own research :)

Actually a nice accumulation of empirical data,
of special interest to me,
since it offers by now a good view over
the *historical* development
of the different games/microcultures
as well as the genre/subculture as a whole.
Jezabell Barbosa
Muah™
Join date: 11 Mar 2007
Posts: 896
07-28-2007 07:31
From: Dalarian Dyrssen
I assume you know the Daedalus Project ?

http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/

Years ago while still on Anarchy Online,
I discovered this project doing own research :)

Actually a nice accumulation of empirical data,
of special interest to me,
since it offers by now a good view over
the *historical* development
of the different games/microcultures
as well as the genre/subculture as a whole.


Your assumption is not correct, I am not familiar with this project. I participate in SL for pleasure not research. I am a feminist qualitative sociologist and my academic interest are in family, gender and race studies. However this whole Daedalus Project is alluring. A great site, I am sure I will be digesting it this evening.

Thanks for the link!
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”Persons who find themselves disenchanted with the whole system of situational obligations in society may seek out those places where reverie is likely to be tolerated.” - Erving Goffman
Dalarian Dyrssen
OC Building Disorder
Join date: 15 Apr 2007
Posts: 38
07-28-2007 15:46
You are most welcome :)
Jezabell Barbosa
Muah™
Join date: 11 Mar 2007
Posts: 896
07-29-2007 07:07
From: Dalarian Dyrssen
You are most welcome :)


Interersting read for most of the day, thanks again.
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”Persons who find themselves disenchanted with the whole system of situational obligations in society may seek out those places where reverie is likely to be tolerated.” - Erving Goffman