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Author:   Anna Peachey ,  Mark Childs
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   2011 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.534kg
ISBN:  

9781447127116

ISBN 10:   1447127110
Pages:   334
Publication Date:   27 November 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Identity: A Primer.-The Self and Second Life, A Case Study Exploring the Emergence of Virtual Selves.-Liminal Phases of Avatar Identity Formation in Virtual World Communities.-Encountering Oneself and The Other: A Case Study of Identity Formation in Second Life.-Virtual Fashion Play as Embodied Identity Re/assembling: Second Life.-Fashion Bloggers and Their Avatar Body Images.-Embodying Self in Virtual Worlds.-Is That Your Boyfriend? An Experiential and Theoretical Approach to Understanding Gender Bending in Virtual Worlds.-Constructing Disability in Online Worlds; Conceptualising Disability in Online Research.-As Long as They Don’t Know Where I Live.-Multiple Personality Order.-Comparing Avatar and Video Representations.-What is my Avatar? – Who is my Avatar? The Avatar as a Device to Achieve a Goal: Perceptions and Implications.- Situated Learning in Virtual Worlds and Identity Reformation.-Safe Harbours for Identity Exposition and Exploration.

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