[Air-L] Ethics in online virtual worlds

[Sue Malta]

Kevin

I have been interviewing older adults via IM for my research into
online romantic relationships.
  
My ethics process was fairly straightforward.   I posted notices in
various online forums and therefore only received replies from those who
were interested in participating in my project (a self-selected sample).
 As long as I received an emailed reply confirming my interviewees
consent, this was deemed sufficient.  

Hope this helps.

Kind regards

Sue


PhD Candidate
Australian Centre for Emerging Technologies & Society
Faculty of Life & Social Sciences
Swinburne University

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>>> "Kevin Sherman" <kevin.sherman at aut.ac.nz> 8/1/2007 9:11 am >>>
I will be interviewing and observing avatars within Second Life as
research for my phd.  I have been asked by my ethics board to obtain
hard copy signature consent from my participants rather than online
digital consent.  Can anyone direct me to literature pertaining to the
practicalities of informed consent in online virtual worlds (mmogs,
mmorpgs, second life, etc..) or discuss their own experience with this?


Thank you,
Kevin
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