The warfare of the imagined – building identities in Second Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15400010 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Esther MacCallum‐Stewart (0000-0003-1645-1693, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 197-208 |
| Publication date | 2007-12-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1479-4713 • E-ISSN: 2040-0934 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/padm.3.2-3.197_1 |
| OpenAlex | W2004014016 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Much has already been written about the potential of Second Life as a virtual space, but this paper examines the tensions created by its disparate population, one which has that has grown with incredible swiftness. By examining the history of protest in the game, from large scale events to individuals who have publicly left the game, a fundamental difficulty is unearthed. This is the disharmonious nature of a world where residents are told that they are the producers, rather than the customers. The virtual freedom of action granted to residents within Second Life clashes with the real producers of the worlds, Linden Labs. As the population has grown, this has led to increasing media attention, forcing Linden to take steps contrary to its own ethos, and threatening the already unstable communities within the virtual world
Aesthetics · Art · Media studies · Sociology · Visual arts · Computer Science · Digital Games and Media · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |