http://www.epolitics.com/2007/05/24/examining-the-complexities-of-activism-in-second-life/ dissecting the craft of online politics and online advocacy Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:48:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.epolitics.com/2007/05/24/examining-the-complexities-of-activism-in-second-life/#comment-335101 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:49:27 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/2007/05/24/examining-the-complexities-of-activism-in-second-life/#comment-335101 [...] Second Life is probably the best known of the various games and it has spawned a massive economic industry within it (although the benefits are questionable). Before class on Wednesday, please sign up for a Second Life account (basic membership is fine) and download the application before class so we can get started in class. If you’re using the school’s computers, just create your account. Read the Wikipedia page carefully so you understand the game (tech subjects like this are where you can trust Wikipedia better than just about any other source). BusinessWeek also had a good cover story on this phenomenon last year (make sure to note and listen to the podcast). If you love this and are interested in journalism, then go ahead and join the reporting staff of the Second Life Herald, the game’s virtual newspaper, or become one of the game’s embedded reporters. Also check out the Second Life Showcase to see some cool things going on in the game and listen to a podcast or two. Confused? Don’t be. Very few people understand how this world works and what its impact could be; that’s especially true of groups with an agenda. [...] […] Second Life is probably the best known of the various games and it has spawned a massive economic industry within it (although the benefits are questionable). Before class on Wednesday, please sign up for a Second Life account (basic membership is fine) and download the application before class so we can get started in class. If you’re using the school’s computers, just create your account. Read the Wikipedia page carefully so you understand the game (tech subjects like this are where you can trust Wikipedia better than just about any other source). BusinessWeek also had a good cover story on this phenomenon last year (make sure to note and listen to the podcast). If you love this and are interested in journalism, then go ahead and join the reporting staff of the Second Life Herald, the game’s virtual newspaper, or become one of the game’s embedded reporters. Also check out the Second Life Showcase to see some cool things going on in the game and listen to a podcast or two. Confused? Don’t be. Very few people understand how this world works and what its impact could be; that’s especially true of groups with an agenda. […]

]]> http://www.epolitics.com/2007/05/24/examining-the-complexities-of-activism-in-second-life/#comment-262487 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:21:08 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/2007/05/24/examining-the-complexities-of-activism-in-second-life/#comment-262487 [...] This e.politics post really got me thinking about some aspects of online gaming, especially Second Life and World of Warcraft, in which users aren’t in a controlled environment. In the Persuasive Games mentioned above, users are interacting with a fixed game that has a fixed number of possible outcomes. In Second Life, the entire world is up to the whims of the “residents” who create it. So, as a marketer, how effective can you be if your competitor sets up shop next door. Companies are sort of voluntarily putting themselves in an environment they can’t control - other than the fact they can shut down and move out, defeating the entire point of joining Second Life int he first place. Explore posts in the same categories: SCS Spring 2008 [...] […] This e.politics post really got me thinking about some aspects of online gaming, especially Second Life and World of Warcraft, in which users aren’t in a controlled environment. In the Persuasive Games mentioned above, users are interacting with a fixed game that has a fixed number of possible outcomes. In Second Life, the entire world is up to the whims of the “residents” who create it. So, as a marketer, how effective can you be if your competitor sets up shop next door. Companies are sort of voluntarily putting themselves in an environment they can’t control - other than the fact they can shut down and move out, defeating the entire point of joining Second Life int he first place. Explore posts in the same categories: SCS Spring 2008 […]

]]> http://www.epolitics.com/2007/05/24/examining-the-complexities-of-activism-in-second-life/#comment-260384 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:37:34 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/2007/05/24/examining-the-complexities-of-activism-in-second-life/#comment-260384 [...] Second Life is probably the best known of the various games and it has spawned a massive economic industry within it (although the benefits are questionable). Before class on Wednesday, please sign up for a Second Life account (basic membership is fine) and download the application before class so we can get started in class. If you’re using the school’s computers, just create your account. Read the Wikipedia page carefully so you understand the game (tech subjects like this are where you can trust Wikipedia better than just about any other source). BusinessWeek also had a good cover story on this phenomenon last year (make sure to note and listen to the podcast). If you love this and are interested in journalism, then go ahead and join the reporting staff of the Second Life Herald, the game’s virtual newspaper, or become one of the game’s embedded reporters. Also check out the Second Life Showcase to see some cool things going on in the game and listen to a podcast or two. Confused? Don’t be. Very few people understand how this world works and what its impact could be; that’s especially true of groups with an agenda. [...] […] Second Life is probably the best known of the various games and it has spawned a massive economic industry within it (although the benefits are questionable). Before class on Wednesday, please sign up for a Second Life account (basic membership is fine) and download the application before class so we can get started in class. If you’re using the school’s computers, just create your account. Read the Wikipedia page carefully so you understand the game (tech subjects like this are where you can trust Wikipedia better than just about any other source). BusinessWeek also had a good cover story on this phenomenon last year (make sure to note and listen to the podcast). If you love this and are interested in journalism, then go ahead and join the reporting staff of the Second Life Herald, the game’s virtual newspaper, or become one of the game’s embedded reporters. Also check out the Second Life Showcase to see some cool things going on in the game and listen to a podcast or two. Confused? Don’t be. Very few people understand how this world works and what its impact could be; that’s especially true of groups with an agenda. […]

]]> http://www.epolitics.com/2007/05/24/examining-the-complexities-of-activism-in-second-life/#comment-163703 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:26:37 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/2007/05/24/examining-the-complexities-of-activism-in-second-life/#comment-163703 [...] Second Life is probably the best known of the various games and it has spawned a massive economic industry within it (although the benefits are questionable). Before class on Wednesday, please sign up for a Second Life account (basic membership is fine) and download the application before class so we can get started in class. If you’re using the school’s computers, just create your account. Read the Wikipedia page carefully so you understand the game (tech subjects like this are where you can trust Wikipedia better than just about any other source). BusinessWeek also had a good cover story on this phenomenon last year (make sure to note and listen to the podcast). If you love this and are interested in journalism, then go ahead and join the reporting staff of the Second Life Herald, the game’s virtual newspaper, or become one of the game’s embedded reporters. Also check out the Second Life Showcase to see some cool things going on in the game and listen to a podcast or two. Confused? Don’t be. Very few people understand how this world works and what its impact could be; that’s especially true of groups with an agenda. [...] […] Second Life is probably the best known of the various games and it has spawned a massive economic industry within it (although the benefits are questionable). Before class on Wednesday, please sign up for a Second Life account (basic membership is fine) and download the application before class so we can get started in class. If you’re using the school’s computers, just create your account. Read the Wikipedia page carefully so you understand the game (tech subjects like this are where you can trust Wikipedia better than just about any other source). BusinessWeek also had a good cover story on this phenomenon last year (make sure to note and listen to the podcast). If you love this and are interested in journalism, then go ahead and join the reporting staff of the Second Life Herald, the game’s virtual newspaper, or become one of the game’s embedded reporters. Also check out the Second Life Showcase to see some cool things going on in the game and listen to a podcast or two. Confused? Don’t be. Very few people understand how this world works and what its impact could be; that’s especially true of groups with an agenda. […]

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