Dwelling in Second Life? A phenomenological evaluation of online virtual worlds

被引：9

作者：

Houliez, Chris ^{[1
]}

Gamble, Edward ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Grp Sup Co La Rochelle CEREGE, F-17000 La Rochelle, France

[2] Univ Prince Edward Isl, Sch Business, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada

来源：

VIRTUAL REALITY | 2013年 / 17卷 / 04期

关键词：

Virtual worlds; Second Life; Qualitative studies; Phenomenology; Presence; SOCIAL PRESENCE; ENVIRONMENTS; EXPERIENCE;

D O I：

10.1007/s10055-012-0218-1

中图分类号：

TP39 [计算机的应用];

学科分类号：

081203 ; 0835 ;

摘要：

In previous research on virtual worlds, the question of whether virtual space can be evaluated just like "real world" space has not been fully addressed. This paper challenges the perceived commonsensical set of assumptions through which virtual world activities are usually unpacked and proposes a new method of evaluating virtual worlds based on Martin Heidegger's phenomenology. Various focus groups conducted in the virtual world Second Life confirmed that a phenomenological paradigm is more appropriate to fully make sense of and leverage this new medium. Besides questioning the relevancy of dealing with virtual worlds as if they were parallel spaces, this paper, by leveraging a new conceptualization of virtual worlds, also offers suggestions for new online qualitative methodologies.

引用

页码：263 / 278

页数：16

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