The avatar as sociomaterial entanglement: A performative perspective on identity, agency and world-making in virtual worlds

International Conference on Information Systems 2011, ICIS 2011

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 1794-1811

  Schultze, Ulrike ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agential cuts; Assemblage; Avatar; Discursive and material practices; Second Life

Indexed keywords

AGENTIAL CUTS; ASSEMBLAGE; AVATAR; MATERIAL PRACTICES; SECOND LIFE;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; VIRTUAL REALITY;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84884601737     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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