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The Presentation of Avatars in Second Life: Self and Interaction in Social Virtual Spaces
2010
Symbolic interaction
What do interactions in virtual spaces suggest about everyday life in the digital age? How do interactions in virtual spaces shape everyday life in the digital age? Guided by hypermodern theory, I conduct participant observation in the social virtual world Second Life to provide tentative answers to those questions. I suggest that Second Life is both a social psychological playground where participants enjoy individualistic fantasies and a virtual community where they collaborate on collective
doi:10.1525/si.2010.33.4.501
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