Avatars: the wonderful and the weird at Second Life

The article aims to discuss the wonderful and the strange in the Second Life virtual world, as well as the engagement and care relationships that human users bestow on their creatures, the avatars. Since 2007, I have been dedicating myself to observe and follow the development of this world and its...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Gomes, Laura Graziela
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Estudos Históricos (Rio de Janeiro)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/79936
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/reh/article/view/79936
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Second Life
Virtual worlds
Avatars.
Mundos virtuales
Avatares.
Mundos virtuais
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Sumario:The article aims to discuss the wonderful and the strange in the Second Life virtual world, as well as the engagement and care relationships that human users bestow on their creatures, the avatars. Since 2007, I have been dedicating myself to observe and follow the development of this world and its possible ways of life in different aspects, as well as the logical, symbolic and subjective premises on which all existence develops and sustains, especially the economy of this virtual world, making Second Life one of the oldest and most successful digital platforms in operation