James Paul Gee on GK Island in Second Life: Part 5 of 15

In May of 2007, an avatar contest was held on Global Kids island in Teen Second Life. James Paul Gee, the noted professor, came to Global Kids to try on the various avatars- such as a chicken, a cyberninja and a dragon -- while reflecting on a variety of issues related to games, learning, avatars and online identity.

This segment is called:

On Being a 59-year Old Balding White Man
"It's really gratifying to me not to have to be a 59-year-old balding white male all the time. To be able to take on another body, to do different things, be in different worlds, is really liberating."


For more on the event, go to:
http://www.holymeatballs.org/2007/05/sl_james_paul_gee_arrives_on_g_.html

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