VIRTUAL ETHNOGRAPHY RESEARCH ON SECOND LIFE VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES
TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, vol.12, no.3, pp.108-117, 2011 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 12 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2011
- Journal Name: TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.108-117
- Keywords: Second Life, virtual ethnography, participant observation, virtual communities
- Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The rise of digital technologies like 3D virtual worlds has the potential to open new directions in virtual ethnography researches. Although there has been a lot of discussion about conducting research in online spaces and in virtual games, there are few studies on conducting research in virtual worlds.