Real ethics in a virtual world

This paper investigates the ethics of the appearance and behavior of avatars in massively multi-user online communities, in particular, avatars created for virtual business interactions in Second Life. The ethics of research conducted with avatars in 3D online environments is also discussed. Keywords Avatar, Second Life, ethics, virtual reality experiences ACM Classification Keywords H5.m. Information interfaces and presentation (e.g., HCI): Miscellaneous.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Victoria McArthur
• Keywords: CHI 2008, Classification Keywords H5.m, Human Computer Interaction, Second Life, Virtual Reality Experiences