Being and Performance in Virtual Worlds. A research project on the state of the theatrical event in an age of virtuality.
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Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human
In many ways, Boellstorff set the ground for thinking about social relations in virtual worlds in his 2-year fieldwork in Second Life. Of particular interest to this project are the chapters on space and personhood. Defining place and defining being in place.
Author Name(s):Tom Boellstorff
Date:2008
Self-transformation online through alternative presentations of self
This paper maps two dominant approaches to the causal function of self-transformation in digital communication technologies: the discursive approach and the embodiment approach.
Author Name(s):Walther, Joseph B. and Zijian Lew
Date:2022
Publication:Annals of the International Communication Association
"Virtual Relationships: The Dancer and the Avatar"
A fascinating essay on the effects (and affects) of new motion capture technology, visual rendering and VR and AR interfaces on choreographic practice and the interrelation between dancer and avatar.
Author Name(s):Strutt, Dan, and Rosa Cisneros
Date:April 2020
Publication:Theatre and Performance Design