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Avatar harassment and sexual assault remain controversial issues because institutions hosting virtual worlds are not accustomed to dealing with — or even discussing — digital forms of these distressing behaviors.
Avatar Rape
Seeded on Mon Mar 1, 2010 7:52 PM EST
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Very good seed, Chello.
Educational institutions with a presence in or that introduced students to virtual worlds might want to analyze the phenomenon of avatar rape, which presents a unique challenge to traditional jurisprudence. Rape is assumed to be both physical and geographical, as in a crime scene. Both dimensions are missing on the Web. Nevertheless, avatars are symbols of the self. As such, it behooves us to investigate:
- How avatar rape happens in virtual worlds.
- What concepts and theories apply when the act is neither physical nor geographical.
Why the discussion is even necessary.
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#1 - Tue Mar 2, 2010 3:42 AM ESTWow interesting, in my day (1990s) we had a simple solution for creepers on aol instant messenger. The block button.
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