Reflection 22th Oct07

Updates from Nigels class : 22nd Oct 2007

All the groups presented their ideas to Nigel and the class as he advised eveyone of what to think about, what direction to go in etc.

We talked about the idea about 'Flurkids' and Nigel liked it.
However some conplications...
- As it is a new developing group, it is hard to get much info on them apart from just reading their blogs to each other which most were writen in French.

So because of that, they couldn't be the main focus of our project. However this idea will definately be refered to in a paragraph or so but only used as an example of the deleopment of virtual communities and their devision into particual audiences and common interets.

During class we were discussing the website 'Second Life' which was very interesting and ties into all aspects of this project. It raises questions about identiy, reality, online deception, psychology, freedom of choice, technology etc. Our group took this idea into account. We decided to do some research into it and might use it in our project.

We left the class with set research homework for everyone. I was to research into 'Identity' on the internet and everyone else took a job like researching into 'virtual communities' and the meaning of a community etc. Metta researched into some books and theorist that talk about virtual communities which she will also reseach into such as: Imagined Communities Theory by Benedict Anderson and 'Communities' by Gerard Delanty.