Can We Move Beyond Visual Metaphors? Virtual World Provocations and Second Life

Autores/as

  • Pamela G. Taylor Virginia Commonwealth University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4101/jvwr.v2i1.622

Palabras clave:

metaphor, Second Life, avatar, art, education

Resumen

Is it possible for the human beings, who are the driving forces behind virtual worlds and the avatars that inhabit them, to move beyond Real Life metaphors? What does this sort of questioning mean for teaching and learning in virtual worlds?

Biografía del autor/a

  • Pamela G. Taylor, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Pamela G. Taylor, Ph.D.
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Publicado

2009-03-07

Número

Vol. 2 Núm. 1 (2009): Pedagogy, Education and Innovation

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