Whoʼs Watching Your Children? Value Propositions in Preteen Virtual Worlds
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| Title: | Whoʼs Watching Your Children? Value Propositions in Preteen Virtual Worlds |
| Author(s): | Nathan, Lisa P.; Meyers, Eric M.; Unsworth, Kristene |
| Subject(s): |
Virtual worlds
Preteens Surveillance Values |
| Abstract: | This poster presents a critical, values-oriented investigation of a specific space within the online universe: shared virtual playgrounds designed for preteens. Specifically we investigate three preteen worlds with a focus on the sites’ technical features designed to support value concerns (e.g. privacy, security, obedience) and critically examine the potential influence of these features from different stakeholder perspectives. We provide a conceptual framework for analyzing these online environments, drawing upon methods developed for investigating values and information systems. Finally, the poster will outline: 1) a field based investigation gathering designer, parent, and children’s perceptions of preteen virtual worlds, 2) a research agenda for the critical study of children’s virtual environments as value-laden artifacts, and 3) implications such work may hold for software developers, interaction designers, youth service providers, and researchers in library and information science and humancomputer interaction. |
| Issue Date: | 2009-02-08 |
| Genre: | Conference Poster |
| Type: | Text |
| Language: | English |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/15345 |
| Date Available in IDEALS: | 2010-04-06 |
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