Exercise Three
Research and join a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) or virtual community that you will play with/in for the next 3 weeks. You can choose from the list of games below, or propose a game/virtual community/networked social situation not on the list. Be prepared to discuss the reasons for choosing your game, character selection, and any observational tactics or methods you are planning to employ.
Your role in whatever community you choose is that of a documentarian–you are engaging with a community primarily as an observer. You should interact/observe the community daily and record your thoughts in your noteboooks.
Possible Games/Worlds:
Runescape
Audition
Eve online
Minecraft
Neopets
Saga
Myst Online
Second Life
Wander
Wild Star
World of Warcraft
Other possible virtual situations:
Facebook
Vine
Instagram
etc.