Open AccessCan We Move Beyond Visual Metaphors? Virtual World Provocations and Second Life
Author(s) -
Paul J. Taylor
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of virtual worlds research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1941-8477
DOI - 10.4101/jvwr.v2i1.622
Subject(s) - metaverse , sort , virtual world , human–computer interaction , avatar , computer science , virtual reality , aesthetics , cognitive science , multimedia , psychology , sociology , art , information retrieval
Is it possible for the human beings, who are the driving forces behind virtual worlds and the avatars that inhabit them, to move beyond Real Life metaphors? What does this sort of questioning mean for teaching and learning in virtual worlds?