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9.2 Second Life is a web site/application that puts you into a virtual world. It has a
set of commands for moving around the environment and manipulating
objects in it. It has an interface for following yourself and for recording orally
as well as textually. If you have read any of Gibson's ( 1988 ) or Vinge's ( 2006 )
books, it may seem familiar in that it realizes some of the important aspects of
these virtual worlds including social interaction, and Second Life may even
have been inspired by these books.
Discuss Second Life with respect to the ABCS, particularly the social
aspects. Note where it is better than (first) life and where it is worse. Try to
summarize when and where it will be important.
9.3 Examine eBay or another online site with social aspects using the represen-
tations and frameworks in this chapter. Choose a framework from this chapter,
e.g., network analysis. Map the concepts onto the social web site. Note
whether there are any concepts missing on the web site, and also whether there
are any concepts in the web site that are missing in the theory.
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