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01.25.08Alts, Virtual Worlds, and TribesIs our emerging virtual world literacy facilitating freedom, or quasi-religious indoctrination? On the heels of my previous post about alts, and the insightful commentary that followed from others, I ran across an intriguing post (design note: one which would be far better if they'd change the background wallpaper that almost makes the site illegible) on the inter-subjectivity between real and virtual spaces. First, the poster notes: Virtual worlds thrive on the content of the communication that is crafted meaningfully through the imagery of friendship. It is crafted to deal with individual users through an inter-face of choice and freedom, as a world ...
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