Peer Edit

Alyson and I met with Dr. C after class last tuesday the 21st. After our talk with him we went to a few different places in SL and talked a little bit about what we have done so far with our papers. We continue to text on a daily basis about our paper and bibliography. She has been such a big help :] We are actually texting about the length of our paper as I am tying this, haha.

Research Paper Introduction

Second Life, as a visually rich environment full of a diverse range of people can give an opportunity for equally rich social interaction. Just like the physical world, only a different geography. Pixels are people too. Second Life is emerging as a powerful new medium for social interaction of all sorts. In what ways does social interaction within this virtual world differ from that in real life?

Peer Edit Partners

Alyson and I have met a few times and discussed our research papers and tried to help each other through the outline, we were unsure of how to do the outline so we just did the best we could. We met on the 12th inside of SL and discussed our topics and websites that we have found. On the 15th we met on SL again and did some research and went to a couple different places to talk to other avatars. We text almost daily as well to keep in contact and keep each other updated on our papers. It is a great help having Alyson to help me, and also remind me of things I forget! haha.

Research Paper on Outline

Topic: Social Interaction

Research Question: In what ways does social interaction in Second Life differ from that in real life?


Outline:

I. Introduction
a. Attention Grabber
b. Research Question

II. Body
a. Social interaction in Second Life can be affected by the appearance of their avatar.
i. In Second Life you have to opportunity to create your avatar as you wish.
ii. In real life people across may not interact because of physical appearance, as within Second Life this appearance can affect social interaction.
b. Most social interaction between avatars is thorough text chats.
i. When social interaction is not face-to-face, it can cause anxiety or stress on some individuals.
ii. Silent spaces in interaction are not as awkward for avatars.
c. Places where high levels of interaction occur (bars, beaches, clubs, etc.) are just a click away.
i. This is much easier than in real life, no transportation involved.
ii. Different places can be visited in one night.

III. Conclusion
a. Restate main ideas

Final Research Paper

For my final paper I have chosen the topic of Social Interaction.
- Does Second Life help for and shape our social interaction skills.

Peer Edit for Paper #2

Alyson and I have been meeting on SL to work on our papers together. We have been to numerous churches such as the ALM Cyberchurch and St Nicholas Church. Some of the different places we have went to have been pretty interesting and led us to some good information. The avatars on SL have been help for us as well, some are pretty easy to talk to and are willing to help you out. Alot of times Alyson and I just give each other helpful websites that we have discovered and also give each other advice on our paper. We keep in touch quite often and when we cannot get on SL due to class or work we text! lol.