Comparing Role-playing Activities in Second Life and Face-to-Face Environments

Author(s)

Fei Gao, Bowling Green State UniversityFollow
Jeongmin J. Noh
Matthew J. Koehler

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This study compared student performances in role-playing activities in both a face-to-face (FTF) environment and a virtual 3D environment, Second Life (SL). We found that students produced a similar amount of communication in the two environments, but the communication styles were different. In SL role-playing activities, students took more conversational turns, but have shorter exchanges compared to the FTF environment. Students generated an equal amount of topic-related concepts in the two environments. They also reported role-playing activities in SL as more interesting and less formal. The educational implications for this study are discussed.

Copyright Statement

Post-print

Repository Citation

Gao, Fei; Noh, Jeongmin J.; and Koehler, Matthew J., "Comparing Role-playing Activities in Second Life and Face-to-Face Environments" (2009). Visual Communications and Technology Education Faculty Publications. 22.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/vcte_pub/22

Publication Date

10-2009

Publication Title

Journal of Interactive Learning Research

Publisher

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education

Start Page No.

423

End Page No.

443