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Introduction to Avatar Role Play

● Roleplay● Avatar Roleplay● Examples● Issues

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Role Play

● To act out; to play a role

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Role Play in Education

● Learners take on the roles of specific characters in a contrived setting.

● Builds first person experience in a safe environment.

● Widely acknowledged as a powerful face-to-face teaching technique.

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Role Play Metaphors

● Soap Opera: Director, Actors, Script

● Martial Arts: Sensei, Students, Drills, Katas, Sparring

● Education: Mediator, Characters, Skills Practice

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Education Role Play Checklist

● Mediator (Teacher)

● Two or more Characters (Students)

● Pre-agreed learning scenario / goals (Script)

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Avatar Role Play

● Easier separation of self from character● 3D immersion

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Design Factors

● Subject matter● Student ages, comfort with tech● Nature of scenarios / goals● Nature of characters to be played

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Usefulness for Adults

● How to be a Blarney Stone host● How to be a Dublin Virtually Live shift manager● Tips for Live Musicians● Being a Float in a St. Pat's Parade

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Teen Design Factors

● Ability to engage● Ability to minimize disruption / distraction● Ability to constrain access● Legal requiremeints

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Usefulness for Teens

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Virtual Design Issues

● Scene immersion● abstract vs. realistic look

● Avatar immersion ● voice vs. text, ● real voice vs. character voice● real name vs. character name● realistic look vs. character look

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Virtual Meta Issues

● Hype vs. transformation● Freedom vs. constraint● Experienced, evangelistic practitioners vs. the

rest of the world taking first steps

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Summary

● Users identify with their Avatars.● Avatar interactions are real.● Avatar role play can be used to teach and

practice real world skills.

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Where to Learn More

● Anatomy of an Avatar by Caleb Booker● http://www.calebbooker.com/blog/2009/02/03/roi-in-virtual-worlds-anatomy-of-an-avatar/

● Role Playing by Wikipedia● http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing

● Role Playing in Education by Adam Blatner● http://www.blatner.com/adam/pdntbk/rlplayedu.htm

● Second Life Educators List by Linden Lab● https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators

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