BEING IN THE ZONE

From the "Being in the zone" journal, more specifically the methods section it seems that these researchesrs have utilized the same methods of qualitative research that we are hopeing to acheive within second life. Comparativley the researchers are at an advantage because they are part of a team/group and can therefore compare, criticise, and help eachother with their research. In our particular situation we are on our own to interpret and interact as we may. As a participant observer it can be hard not to have an effect on the responses of those you are observing, however it seems that in "Being in the Zone" the observers manage to keep from influencing their subjects. This is also one of our main focusses in SL.