Playing with people in the metaverse Or, How To Think Ethically When The Bombs Are Dropping and You’ve Got A Rocket Launcher Strapped To Your Back

Asking personal questions Who do you know ? Who do you communicate with? Who do you trust? Define your relationship: Who’s trustworthy ? Who’s credible ? Who do you compare yourself with? Who’s the most prototypical ?

Who do you know ?

Who do you communicate with?

Who do you trust?

Define your relationship:

Who’s trustworthy ?

Who’s credible ?

Who do you compare yourself with?

Who’s the most prototypical ?

The Social Life of Virtual Worlds: what to remember going in On Being Pseudonymous (Trusting me, trusting you) A friend indeed Reputation Value

On Being Pseudonymous

(Trusting me, trusting you)

A friend indeed

Reputation

Value

Representativeness Men 80% in Fantasy titles 20-28 years old Students or techy-types Women 20% of Fantasy-based games 60% of The Sims Online 30-45 years old In a Relationship 70% play with partner

Social Virtual Worlds Forty-sixty gender split Older on average Unless you’re into Disney

Forty-sixty gender split

Older on average

Unless you’re into Disney

The Unbearable Lightness of Pseudonymity Knowing me, knowing my avatar Curiosity killed the community

Knowing me, knowing my avatar

Curiosity killed the community

Interdisciplinarity Internet users are vulnerable: What risks are associated with publishing or promoting an online work?

Internet users are vulnerable:

What risks are associated with publishing or promoting an online work?

It’s a big big big world out there

Public or Private? When public goes private The Way Back Machine (Web) Logging

When public goes private

The Way Back Machine

(Web) Logging

Online or Offline?

Community Drive-by researchers (biting the hands that feed you) Public humiliation Deception

Drive-by researchers

(biting the hands that feed you)

Public humiliation

Deception

Good Practice & Guidelines Informed Consent Researcher Participation AoIR

Informed Consent

Researcher Participation

AoIR

The end Aleks Krotoski University of Surrey [email_address]