Watch for a nascent culture of virtual reality that underscores the ways in which we construct gender and the self, the ways in which we become what we play, argue about, and build. And watch for a culture that leaves new space for the idea that he or she who plays, argues, and builds might be doing so with a machine.
Predictor: Turkle, Sherry
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 article titled “Constructions and Reconstructions of Self in Virtual Reality: Playing in the MUDs,” Sherry Turkle writes:”Watch for a nascent culture of virtual reality that underscores the ways in which we construct gender and the self, the ways in which we become what we play, argue about, and build. And watch for a culture that leaves new space for the idea that he or she who plays, argues, and builds might be doing so with a machine.”
Biography:Sherry Turkle was the author of “Life on the Screen: Computers and the Human Spirit.” and a professor of the psychology of science at MIT. (Research Scientist/Illuminator.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Community/Culture
Subtopic: Human-Machine Interaction
Name of publication: Mind, Culture and Activity
Title, headline, chapter name: Constructions and Reconstructions of Self in Virtual Reality: Playing in the MUDs
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.mit.edu/sturkle/www/constructions.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Wahl, Abigail