How Second Life Affects Real Life
May.14, 2008 in
identity, virtual worlds
A recent Time Magazine article reports the work of Jeremy Bailenson and Nick Yee, both at Stanford University. It’s a pretty interesting piece that discusses the implications of what Nick Yee elsewhere termed the “Proteus Effect” — that is, how avatars (qualities acquired online and conforming to expected behaviors of the avatar) can change how people [...]
Assistant Professor of Technology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.