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Social media as an Internet addiction and new Web 2.0 tools of the trade.
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Thevirtualembodimentofoneself ina virtual reality environment issometimes considered the“disappearing body” in that one’sphysicalappearanceisremovedintheoverallself‐representationonline.Theability to invent and assume a newidentity provides freedom ofexpression, liberation from socialboundaries, and reduced publicanxiety,amongotherbenefits.
AvatarDesignByZeenathHaniff
InternetAddictionByIreneLopezComputershaveevolvedimmenselyinthepasttenyears,andastheInternethasbecomecommoninmostAmericanhouseholds,othercountrieslikeChinaandSouthKoreahavebroadbandspeedsthatsurpasstheU.S.,thuswhytherearemoreInternetaddictsinsuchareas.
ThecontroversyaboutInternetaddictionhasbeenthatitisabehavioralornaturaldisorderratherthanachemicaldisorderandmaybeaffectedbyself‐esteemissues.Therootcause?Computer‐mediatedcommunication,suchassocialnetworkingsites,ispossiblycausingsomepeopletobecomemoredepressedandlonely,andismakingpeoplemoresusceptibletobecominganInternetaddict.
Soaskyourself,issocialmediayourInternetaddiction?
Spring2011Vol.1Issue3 UNLVirtual
UNIVERSALNEWSLETTERFORVIRTUAL&DIGITALMEDIA
TryingtodecidewhichthirdpartyviewertouseforSecondLife?CheckoutSecondLifeWikifordownloads:http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Downloads#Viewer_List
SecondLifeViewers
Virtual reality games andenvironments, such as World ofWarcraft and Second Life, affordavatarsaplaceandpurposeforplayorsocial interaction, being fullyembraced by others. In a settingwhere physical limitations do notexist, avatars may be exactreplications of their owners orpersonify a completely differentperson–of theopposite sex,withanimal‐likecharacteristics,etc.
SECOND LIFE VIEWER 2: The basic 3D browsing software is thedefaultviewerforSecondLife,offeredfreebyLindenLabs.PHOENIXVIEWER:This enhanced viewer is basedon theoriginalSecondLifeViewer,offeringendlessfeatures.IMPRUDENCEVIEWER: Imprudence is an open source viewer forSecondLifeandOpenSim,offeringabuilt‐inanimationoverrider.KIRSTENSVIEWER:Tailoredtofilmmakersandphotographers,thisviewerincludesadvancedlightingeffectsforhighendusers.
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IntrotoWEB2.0Web2.0issocialsoftwarefordisseminatingandsharinginformationalknowledge.Hyperlinks and discussion threads are provided within the program to connectusers to additional related content rather thanmore random web pages, calledmicrocontent.Thesoftwareisdesignedtosupportuserparticipationandallowforcontentdevelopmentinanopenforumtofostercollaborativeeffortsinafamiliarsocialsetting.
VOICETHREADDevelopedattheUniversityofNorthCarolina,VoiceThreadisaWeb2.0programdesigned topresent an artifact in a synchronous conversationalmode, though itcan also be shared and viewed asynchronously. The shared object can be a textdocument, video, slide presentation, or still images; supported file types andsourcesincludePDF,Excel,PowerPoint,andFlickr.
Usersareabletocommentviafivemethods:(1)voiceormicrophone,(2)textchat,(3)audiofile,(4)telephone,or(5)webcam.Individualsarerepresentedoneithersideofthescreenbysmalliconsshowingtheiravatars,personalphotosorwebcamvideo.
Among many innovative VoiceThread features, doodling is one of the mostpopular.Throughthe interactivedoodlingtool,userscandrawontheartifact toillustrateapoint,simultaneouslyviewablebyallusers.Groupdiscussionscanalsobe shared publicly by embedding the conversation onto web pages, such asiGoogle,Xanga,Facebook,andLiveJournal.
Topic: TeachingVirtualClasseswithinSecondLifeDate: Monday,March21,2011Time: 1:00p.m.–2:15p.m.Location: GreenspunHall(GUA)1125RSVPby: Friday,March18,[email protected]
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VoiceThreadvideodoodling
ThoughtsorQuestions?Feelfreetoshareyourvirtualordigitalexperiencesandresearchfindings.Needtofindoutmoreaboutvirtualrealityore‐newspapers?Askus!SubmitarticlesandquestionstotheVirtual&DigitalMediaofficeviaemail:haniffz@unlv.nevada.edu.ContactInfoUNLVCollegeofUrbanAffairsVirtual&DigitalMedia4505MarylandPkwyBox455007LasVegas,Nevada89154‐5007LawrenceMullen,Ph.D.DirectorPhone:702‐895‐4491Email:[email protected]‐895‐0035Email:[email protected]
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