A lot of time has passed since my last post (typically an indicator of how busy I am) but since then I have at least found out something interesting.
You might recall, I was trying to get a wiki created for my class that is starting this next quarter. Well I had some great…

Well its not like I been dreading it.. just postponing the inevitable. So yes, I use wikis, and a few of them. I have one at work. I have on for my research. I have one I share with colleagues. I have a few more for some of the smaller workshops I have conducted….

Aside from the dissertation, I am also taking an online class this semester. The class called "Technology Tools for Online Learning" is aimed at a certificate that will permit me to be a virtual instructor. (And yes, in the future there will be avatars in the classroom).
As a part of the course, we are…

I haven’t read a lot about identity, but from what I can gather, identity is currently considered a fluid entity. People move in and out of various identities throughout their life. I think that if we carefully separate the concept of identity from personality, that might be indeed be the case, especially in (computer…

One of the more interesting aspects of MMOs are the fact that we interact with the world as a representation of our selves that we create; the avatar. These avatars are created based on our preferences (for the most part) within the constraints of the game.
Then we traverse the various experiences in the game…