Comments on: My digital ethnography #6: Taking off the mask http://digitalculture-ed.net/tracys/2009/11/05/my-digital-ethnography-6-taking-off-the-mask/ Part of the MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:07:34 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: tracy http://digitalculture-ed.net/tracys/2009/11/05/my-digital-ethnography-6-taking-off-the-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-64 tracy Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:43:56 +0000 http://digitalculture-ed.net/tracys/?p=154#comment-64 Thank you Mas & Arthur. Indeed Arthur RPG is fascinating, and it is everywhere online. There are FB fan-page discussion boards, RPG blogs, email groups, as well as the obvious discussion boards and Second Life sims, and look - they have already found the wave http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/10/google-wave-we-came-we-saw-we-played-dd.ars Just can't stop those dice rolling - though I am sure they are too wordy for Twitter! As an English language teacher I know how important and effective role-play can be - give people a character and their affective filter lowers and they are able to take more risks as the <em>other</em> person than they are as themselves. All they need is preparation - and character sheets and out of character discussion is perfect for preparing them. Thank you Mas & Arthur. Indeed Arthur RPG is fascinating, and it is everywhere online. There are FB fan-page discussion boards, RPG blogs, email groups, as well as the obvious discussion boards and Second Life sims, and look – they have already found the wave http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/10/google-wave-we-came-we-saw-we-played-dd.ars Just can’t stop those dice rolling – though I am sure they are too wordy for Twitter!

As an English language teacher I know how important and effective role-play can be – give people a character and their affective filter lowers and they are able to take more risks as the other person than they are as themselves. All they need is preparation – and character sheets and out of character discussion is perfect for preparing them.

]]> By: arthurh http://digitalculture-ed.net/tracys/2009/11/05/my-digital-ethnography-6-taking-off-the-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-63 arthurh Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:58:27 +0000 http://digitalculture-ed.net/tracys/?p=154#comment-63 I am fascinated by the insight into a world I have seldom experienced and never seriously considered before. The detailed work required both in the background and foreground surprised me.I read with rapt attention and admired greatly the skill with which you involved yourself and wove an ethnographic tapestry of theory and practice. The technological skills you showed were impressive too. Seriously addictive material... I am fascinated by the insight into a world I have seldom experienced and never seriously considered before. The detailed work required both in the background and foreground surprised me.I read with rapt attention and admired greatly the skill with which you involved yourself and wove an ethnographic tapestry of theory and practice. The technological skills you showed were impressive too. Seriously addictive material…

]]> By: Mas http://digitalculture-ed.net/tracys/2009/11/05/my-digital-ethnography-6-taking-off-the-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Mas Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:58:30 +0000 http://digitalculture-ed.net/tracys/?p=154#comment-62 Well done Tracy! It is really interesting and fascinating to see how many creative/imaginative minds out there. If only I have the time... Well done Tracy! It is really interesting and fascinating to see how many creative/imaginative minds out there. If only I have the time…

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