Second Life Proxemics
When I was an Anthropology major at Bowdoin College, one of the topics that fascinated me was proxemics. Edward T. Hall (my favorite anthropologist -- don't you have one?) has done some fascinating writing on the subject in The Hidden Dimension. I wrote a paper for an anthro class by observing social groupings and splittings during mealtimes at my fraternity Psi U (it's a co-ed fraternity).
NPR recently posted a short video about proxemics and the virtual world Second Life. Check it out! It's fascinating. Well, it is to me!
2 comments:
Thank you for posting the video, Ms. Pequilia - it was excellent. Does this mean you are interested in working a KCLS Second Life reference desk?
Well, actually, yes, I would be!
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