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Inspiring Personal and Social Transformation through Avatar Role Play in an Online Immersive Virtual Environment

Inspiring Personal and Social Transformation through Avatar Role Play in an Online Immersive Virtual Environment
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Author(s): Kay Kyeongju Seo (University of Cincinnati, USA)and Dana A. Tindall (Xavier University, USA)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 11
Source title: Handbook of Research on Transformative Online Education and Liberation: Models for Social Equality
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Gulsun Kurubacak (Anadolu University, Turkey)and T. Volkan Yuzer (Anadolu University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-046-4.ch021

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the use of educational role play in the online immersive virtual environment (IVE) as a means of social and personal transformation aimed toward positive outcomes in social and cultural sensitivity online and in the real world. Characteristics of the IVE online, its parallels to real life, educational typologies, and norms are discussed as well as its flexible attributes for specific use in the role play context. Strategies for creating and facilitating a role play and examples of role play activities adapted for the IVE are also described.

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