On-line Presentation: "Avatars, Identity, and the Expression of Disability"
12:00 PM » 01:30 PM
The transcript for this on-line seminar (presented by the head of the Avatar Identity Research Center on Second Life), is now available via our Web site (http://www.gimpgirl.com/) by clicking on "Event Transcripts" in the menu on the upper left hand side. If you don't want to sign in to our website, you can login as a guest. Nearly 60 people were present via Second Life and our IRC channel. It was an amazing event! At the top of the transcript there is also a link to our Flickr group where you can view screen shots of the event. Enjoy!
This is an online, international event that will be held in Second Life, but is accessible to those not on Second Life via IRC chat. See below for details.
GimpGirl Community and the Avatar Identity Research Center present:
"Avatars, Identity, and the Expression of Disability"
Rivka Rau is the director of the Avatar Identity Research Center, and a professor of sociology in real life. The AV-ID Center is the home of the Editing Appearances project, an interview study of avatar embodiment and selfhood in SL. Rivka Rau has conducted over 200 hours of interviews for this project. In addition, through AV-ID she offers a seminar series on topics related to identity and the SL body. She will presenting on our current topic of the month, disability identity on-line, at our Second Life parcel. There will be time for Q & A as well as general discussion.
Open to the public.
When: Sunday, March 30th, 2008 from 12:00 - 1:30 PM SLT/Pacific Time (3:00 PM Eastern Time)
