introduction // issues regarding terminology and framework // beyond text
As will hopefully be clear by the end of this thesis, my study would be incomplete if it existed only as text. While interacting with the vibrancy of the Internet through linkages, Walden III must step beyond traditional text and hyperlinks and into the world of Second Life if it is to be socially and academically relevant. Both in practice and in theory, it is absolutely essential that such a project exist in Second Life as it is through such an instillation that we can both better interact with Second Life as a society and better understand it as a culture onto itself.
If you would like a PDF of this tet, I have made it available
here. I
highly encourage anyone interested in this subject to participate in the Second Life community as to gain a greater understanding and appreciation of its nuances.