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My avatar is pregnant! Representation of pregnancy, birth, and maternity in a virtual world

机译:我的头像怀孕了!在虚拟世界中表示怀孕,出生和生育

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Despite the potential for limitless creativity, many activities observed in the increasingly popular multiuser virtual worlds involve recreating real-life experiences. This is particularly evident in the social domain, as individuals reenact activities that reflect real human social needs, such as interpersonal intimacy. Surprisingly, one aspect of virtual experience tied to intimate relationships that has emerged in this context involves the reenactment of pregnancy, birth and maternity. The aim of this study was to examine how pregnancy, birth, and maternity are represented in a virtual world. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected over a 10 month period in the popular virtual world of Second Life to investigate the individual, social, and environmental aspects of these activities. Four different themes related to pregnancy, birth, and maternity were identified, including medical clinic services, family activities, sexual activities, and retail, with participation varying between female and male avatars. Analysis of related online media external to the virtual world provided further insight into the way that virtual pregnancy, birth, and maternity were constructed and experienced by the participating individuals. These insights are particularly valuable for understanding how intimate aspects of social interactions can be represented in immersive virtual applications for health care and related domains.
机译:尽管具有无限创造力的潜力,但在日益流行的多用户虚拟世界中观察到的许多活动都涉及到重新创建现实生活的体验。这在社会领域尤其明显,因为个人会重新制定反映人的真实社会需求的活动,例如人际亲密关系。令人惊讶的是,在这种情况下出现的与亲密关系相关的虚拟体验的一个方面涉及到怀孕,分娩和产假的重新制定。这项研究的目的是检验虚拟世界中怀孕,出生和生育的方式。在流行的第二人生虚拟世界中,我们在10个月的时间内收集了定量和定性数据,以调查这些活动的个人,社会和环境方面。确定了与怀孕,出生和产妇有关的四个不同主题,包括医疗诊所服务,家庭活动,性活动和零售,参与的女性和男性化身有所不同。对虚拟世界之外的相关在线媒体的分析为参与人员构建和体验虚拟怀孕,出生和生育的方式提供了进一步的见解。这些见解对于理解如何在医疗保健和相关领域的沉浸式虚拟应用程序中表示社交互动的紧密方面特别有价值。

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