VIRTUAL ETHNOGRAPHY RESEARCH ON SECOND LIFE VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES

FIRAT M., KABAKÇI YURDAKUL I.

TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, vol.12, no.3, pp.108-117, 2011 (ESCI) identifier

  • 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.