Difference between revisions of "Virtual Worlds Concepts"
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* behaviors | * behaviors | ||
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* is often based on geography | * is often based on geography | ||
* there is no monoculture in the world, but there are dominant ones | * there is no monoculture in the world, but there are dominant ones | ||
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* What is a subculture? | * What is a subculture? | ||
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* Introduction to SL "groups" | * Introduction to SL "groups" | ||
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| + | '''Class 3''' | ||
| + | * Discuss Cyberfeminism, Cybersexuality, Cyberbodies, Post-Cyberbodies | ||
| + | * Discuss Robbins, Kevin. Cyberspace and the World We Live In. The Cybercultures Reader, Routledge. 2000. | ||
| + | * Discuss 3 objects ou built that belong to a subculture | ||
| + | * Advanced Building techniques | ||
| + | * Texture and Light | ||
| + | * User Experience | ||
| + | * Terraforming | ||
| + | * Animation | ||
| + | * Field Trip 1 2 and 3. | ||
| + | * Visit Science island (Science Friday) | ||
| + | * Visit Terrapin Station | ||
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| + | '''Class 4''' | ||
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| + | '''Class 5''' | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 6 March 2008
Class 1 Vocabulary Words
- in-world
- cybersubculture
- machinima
- avatar
- rez
- sim (simulator)
- prim (primitive)
- sandbox
- alt
- lag
Class 2 Deconstruction of cybersubculture
- What is culture?
- people
- behaviors
- attitudes
- art
- clothing
- music
- cuisine
- is often based on geography
- there is no monoculture in the world, but there are dominant ones
- What is a subculture?
- a subset of a culture
- grouped around similar interests, behaviors, attitudes, music, cuisine, art, etc
- often going against the dominant culture
- examples include: goth, punk, star trek (fans), fantasy, etc
- cybersubculture
- subculture on the 'net
- global
- Introduction to SL "groups"
Class 3
- Discuss Cyberfeminism, Cybersexuality, Cyberbodies, Post-Cyberbodies
- Discuss Robbins, Kevin. Cyberspace and the World We Live In. The Cybercultures Reader, Routledge. 2000.
- Discuss 3 objects ou built that belong to a subculture
- Advanced Building techniques
- Texture and Light
- User Experience
- Terraforming
- Animation
- Field Trip 1 2 and 3.
- Visit Science island (Science Friday)
- Visit Terrapin Station
Class 4
Class 5
