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Effect of Virtual Avatars On Real-Life Behavior

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the color-me-skeptical dept.

Betsy Carroll writes "The Stanford research group on virtual teams discusses how the appearance of one's avatar in virtual worlds has an effect on real life behavior in an NPR interview. The researcher they speak with focuses on the concept of vicarious reinforcement for changing behavior. They also talk a bit about identity issues surrounding the avatar and the 'real' physical self."

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  1. MMORPGs by techpawn · · Score: 3, Funny

    What's this say about the MMORPGs? You know, Many Men On Line Role Playing Girls...
    Picture yourself as a thin girl with big boobs..?

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  2. Re:RTFA!!! by truthsearch · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm going to be modded funny! I'm going to be modded funny! I'm going to be modded funny!

    *crosses fingers*

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  3. Re:Role model? by techpawn · · Score: 4, Funny

    does anyone else try to use their alter-ego as a role model?
    Yes! I wish to bathe in the blood of my fallen foes as their allies flee in terror of the sight.
    I'm not sure it would help in IT... Maybe if I was an RIAA lawyer...
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  4. Death to video by Joe+the+Lesser · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nothing is worse than not being able to get the news beyond the headline because you don't want to stream video. I don't want to waste 5 minutes for a video, I want to waste 20 seconds skimming articles and making assumptions, like I do on /.

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  5. Must be true by elrous0 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I play Second Life. Every day, I now have the urge to fly to work, turn myself into a giant penis, and grief the shit out of every newbie I see.

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  6. I don't think I've seen .... by PPH · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... the avatar who lives on cold pizza and pop and lives in his mom's basement.

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  7. Re:RTFA!!! by CowboyNealOption · · Score: 4, Funny

    But how do you keep normal people's eyes from glazing over as you explain all that??