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A presentation I gave to a research methods class at UofF in Second Life.
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Researching In Virtual Worlds
Mark BellPhD Student
Indiana UniversitySynthetic Worlds Initiative
Mark Bell
Indiana University
Synthetic Worlds Initiative
Social Networks Virtual World Experimentation
Author of “Second Life For Dummies”
Virtual Congress Londontown
A new tool for research
04/12/23Castronova & Cummings
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The real world is not as real as you think
The virtual world is more real than you think
For research, virtuality or “gameness” does not matter
ArdenCommercial-grade virtual world
Data consciousnessMacArthur Foundation seed grant for 100 hours of game play by 500 people
Multiverse engineMedieval Somerset, History,
Shakespeare
No Results
No tried and true platform for creating a world
MultiverseNeverWinter Nights
Second LifeMetaplace
Academic investigator vs.
Fulltime development team
“Little Experiments”Need smaller-scale experiment tools
Each finely tailored for a specific question
Include core elements of: PersistenceCommunity
Space
Arden 2
Four approachesLittle Experiments
Creation of New, Vast WorldsObservation of Natural ExperimentsCo-creation with Commercial Sector
SurveysContent Analysis
Experiments
Current Work
Future Work
dusk
