Talking, Looking, Flying, Searching: A research report on information seeking in Second Life
Apr. 22, 2008•0 likes•907 views
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This research project examines how residents of the virtual world Second Life seek & find information, based on ethnographic research by a graduate student in library and information science.
8. Serendipity “ [i] came to this sim through the secondlife showcase thingy. thats how i found out bout this mexican ruins place.. and stumbled into the concert” - SL resident on finding a concert in SL “ I happened onto that when I was looking at my account settings.” – SL resident on finding out about corporate training in SL
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13. Info seeking factors Sociability Sociability Sociability Sociability Visual & Mobile Serendipity SL Tools Play
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Editor's Notes
Welcome JOKE ??? Please send me any snapshots you may take. I also love friendship offers, and feel free to IM me, although I won’t be attending to such things until after the presentation. Ask for introduction by putting things into chat bar – what is your role in Second Life?