Second Life?
Persistent virtual world - things don't dissappear when you leave.
Non-goal oriented environment - but people do make/add missions etc.
Sim - simulated world.
Major users - 25-44 y.o.
Variety of uses: Second Life is the container in which people do things...
Heavily populated by gen X, residents create content.
What is a Tribe?
Members banded around social activities rather than consumption activity - i.e. do it for the love rather than money.
Clubbers and Socialites
Furries and Tinies - allowed to express themselves without ostracism.
Steampunks
Vamps & Goths
Noobs/Newbs/Newbies
Neko Tribe
History
Catgirls - the early years.
People just catted about. Influx of Japanese introduced the term Neko.
Japanese aesthetic - taken for counter-culture purposes.
Language
Developed Lolcat.
From l33t to lol
phonetic language.
Nekos are responsible for a large amount of coding. In Second Life, where there are no body-language cues to read, scripting stands in for physical interaction and nifty wee scripts can emulate much more than the physical emotions/responses.
You build it-you bring your friends- you party in it. This is what Second Life is all about. According to Mark.
Showing posts with label community of practice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label community of practice. Show all posts
27.7.08
Blogging Roxors my Soxors!
I have now had experience in why blogging is such a good idea! Not only does it let you get feedback quickly – or it would if you had a large audience – but it also lets you get things off your chest. Particularly in theatre where you may not have many people to talk over your problems with, you can put it on the web for he world to see. However, you need to be careful that you are not going to damage anyone – actors can be VERY fragile at times – and ensure you are aiming to affirm.
You also help build a community of practice. Sometimes we have similar problems and instead of re-inventing the wheel we can find someone who has had a similar problem and see how they handled it. Of course, it is always a good thing to see that other people are facing the same problems as you are; you needn't feel so isolated when you work as a director.
The third reason, and perhaps the most important, is that it is just plain fun! Not only is it fun to actually write your posts but there is the joy of making your blog look and function just how you want it too. It is also a good – and relatively easy – way of improving your skills in writing web code.
You also help build a community of practice. Sometimes we have similar problems and instead of re-inventing the wheel we can find someone who has had a similar problem and see how they handled it. Of course, it is always a good thing to see that other people are facing the same problems as you are; you needn't feel so isolated when you work as a director.
The third reason, and perhaps the most important, is that it is just plain fun! Not only is it fun to actually write your posts but there is the joy of making your blog look and function just how you want it too. It is also a good – and relatively easy – way of improving your skills in writing web code.
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