Jon-Paul Cacioli is a Doctor of Clinical Psychology student at Deakin University, and he's currently conducting a study on body image in virtual worlds. In his words: "I am looking for participants, male and 18+ to complete a survey regarding both their real world and virtual world body images and psychological states." He needs 300 or so participants to take the survey. It's … [Read more...] about Body image and virtual worlds: call for study participants
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F.I.R.E. – Second Life’s first native political party?
Last week I noticed a press release from Second Life political party, F.I.R.E. (it stands for Freedom, Improvement, Respect and Enjoyment). They've surveyed SL residents on their perceptions and clim to have a future agenda on a number of issues (see full press release below). There's understandably some scepticism and confusion around F.I.R.E.'s aims, particularly in an … [Read more...] about F.I.R.E. – Second Life’s first native political party?