DISQUS

DISQUS Hello! The Metaverse Journal is using DISQUS, a powerful comment system, to manage its comments. Learn more.

Community Page

The Metaverse Journal

Australia's premiere virtual worlds news service
Jump to original thread »
Author

Personal Boundaries in a virtual world

Started by Lowell Cremorne · 11 months ago

America’s National Public Radio (NPR) is running a story on SL called Don’t Stand So Close to Me. It looks specifically at the issue of personal space in SL and there’s some interesting, if not surprising results:
1. Male avatars tend to keep more dista ... Continue reading »

4 comments

  • Eric

    2 years ago

    Perhaps it's also interesting to see the over-complicated justifications academics concoct to spend time in Second Life?

    I keep my distance in SL so I get a better view of the av's around me, not because I'm threatened by their physical presence - they have none!

    Eye contact in SL is NOT eye contact - it's mouse movement. So beyond that moment you click on an av' to check their profile it really means nothing - u could appear to be staring at your friends boobs when you're actually checking your email!

    SL is definitely a fascinating social playground but how about some proper research?
    reply
  • Lord Coalcliff

    2 years ago

    Its very interesting, to watch people in SL interacting in clubs. You can see the guys drinking and standing around the outside of the dance floor, usually see 1 bloke sitting alone at the bar, and the girls dancing in groups on the dancefloor( they would have their handbags in front of them on the floor if they could). I also get a laugh when some poor shy guy is trying to talk his way out of a pole dancers advances.
    Wonder what voice ability will do when it comes soon....I thing it will change SL forever... try it in beta..Its an amazing experience and works extremely well.
    reply
  • Earnest Candour

    2 years ago

    Eric, even though eye contact in SL is not EXACTLY the same as in RL, there's something to this, particularly if you are in mouselook. I've experienced it myself inworld and seen it in others. Here's some anecdotal evidence (notice Pierce's reaction at 01:10 in this clip) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHctNko8tQo

    EC:/>
    reply
  • wolfie rankin

    2 years ago

    If I blow a very odourous fart, one of those big red, yellow and green, cloud producing ones...

    People back away. :)

    Wolfie!
    reply

Add New Comment

Returning? Login