Posted in Research process on March 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A grounded theory approach calls for an iterative process of data analysis beginning with open coding. I’ve looked to Corbin & Strauss, seminal authors on grounded theory, to learn that open coding involves several steps:
Apply concepts to data to describe & apply meaning to observed phenomena
Discover categories to group together similar concepts
Apply properties to each [...]
Posted in Research process, Second Life interviews, Virtual ethnography on March 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve developed two slightly different analysis forms from what I’d first posted to this blog. They’re spreadsheets to help with the process of recording data from my SL interviews & observations, and then to analyze that data.
One <very obvious!> issue I’d neglected when putting together my analysis form is that a Word document doesn’t offer what [...]
Posted in Odds n' Ends on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Click here to see a video of the most creative avatar I’ve ever seen.
With her permission, I’ve posted the following. What looks like a flying book is actually an avatar! The avatar-book would animate and flap her pages as shown in the video. But otherwise, she appeared as a book just laying on the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized on March 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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Anneliv (Anne Mostad-Jensen) and I presented at the Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education & Museums conference this past Saturday. About 13 or 14 avatars attended our presentation titled “Getting to Know Our Users: Information Seeking in Second Life.”
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We both connected with quite a few interesting [...]
Posted in Breakthrough moments on March 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So, my relationship with my avatar, Testy Outlander, has reached a whole new level. I realized this last week when I was in-world last week and my cell rang. It was an old friend, but before I picked up the call……I made sure that I/Testy was seated in a relaxed, comfortable, out-of-the-way place.
Pause.
What? I have [...]
Posted in Odds n' Ends on March 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tom Werner writes about Second Life and learning from a corporate perspective at his Brandon Hall blog. Werner’s blog – unlike many SL-themed blogs – is a great place for the uninitiated. For example, he makes sure not to use lingo like “SL” or “rez” unless he explains what it means.
His recent post about avatar identity reminded [...]
Posted in Research process on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
IRB Final Approval Letter
At 9:01 am (CST) this morning, on March 6th, 2008, I received the following email from Dr. Charlie Stoops, IRB Chair at Dominican University. The IRB has granted final approval for my research project, so I can begin solicitation of research subjects and do real interviews & observation now.
Even though the IRB process [...]
Posted in My Second Life presentation, Uncategorized on March 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m excited to be presenting at Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education & Museums this Saturday with my pal Anne Mostad-Jensen. We’re giving a 45-minute presentation about each of our research projects that are currently in progress. At this point, we’ll each be sharing our methodological approaches that can help SL institutions better get to know their [...]
Posted in Virtual ethnography on March 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you’ve been reading this blog, you know that I’ve struggled with decisions about how to define the ’site,’ ’group’ or ‘area’ that will define my observations. I’ve conducted pilot observations throughout Second Life over the past two weeks: a TV show sim, a dance club, a recreation of parts of NYC, music clubs, academic classrooms, [...]
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