Surveillance, Gaze, and other forms of “Looking” in Second Life

October 22nd, 2009 by Michael | 1 Comment

Surveillance, Gaze, and other forms of “Looking” in Second Life

Online communities like second life can be a great place for people to develop relationships, and explore who they are and who they want to be, even when faced other challenges in the offline world. This project focuses on the ways identity, privacy, self-presentation, and interaction all interplay in online communities.


Irani et al’s Looking in Second Life paper accepted to CSCW

June 23rd, 2008 by Michael | No Comments

Irani et al's Looking in Second Life paper accepted to CSCW

Situated Practices of Looking: Visual Practice in an Online World
Lilly Irani, Gillian R. Hayes, and Paul Dourish