Identity in virtual communities

Authors:
Anri Kivimäki;Kaisa Kauppinen;Mike Robinson
Affiliations:
University of Jyväskylä, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, P.O. Box 35, 40351 Jyväskylä, Finland;University of Jyväskylä, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, P.O. Box 35, 40351 Jyväskylä, Finland;University of Jyväskylä, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, P.O. Box 35, 40351 Jyväskylä, Finland
Venue:
ACM SIGGROUP Bulletin
Year:
1998

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Abstract

The usability of Collaborative Virtual Environments is a function of technical affordances with the implicit and explicit intentions of users. Intentions can be revealed by 'cyborg ethnography' -- a close examination of interactions and conversations conducted in CVE's. Three CVE's were examined ethnographically and it is found that social conventions develop around the theme of producing identity. However, there is doubt that such conventions constitute evidence of a 'virtual' social system.