Beyond the Crystal Set

My most recent article for Eureka Street explored the level of engagement of indigenous Australians in the emerging social networking space.
I saw the film Ten Canoes on the weekend of the fortieth anniversary of the referendum in Australia that recognised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are citizens of Australia. This film has a fabulous website [...]

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My article on Disability in Second Life was published in Eureka Street on 2 May 2007.
Subsequent to all the research I did, I’ve now discovered Jenna, another disabled user of Second Life. Jenna is disabled and shy, and likes many areas of new media interaction, “I love to explore and play video games, I love on line environments like chat [...]

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Teenagers can find isolation and fellow-angst sufferers in social networking. MySpace and its fellow travellers can allow teenagers to avoid having to talk to adults and have their insecurities shared. Lisa Mitchell wrote a fascinating piece for The Age on Monday 14 May 2007 which asked the question about whether it was really healthy for [...]

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I am currently preparing three articles for future publication:

 the experiences of People with Disabilities in Second Life.

Can an out of body experience in Second Life provide a real glimpse at life for those without outward visible disabilities?
Are people providing experiences what it is like to be disabled in Second Life?

2. Children’s web sites:

What types of sites [...]

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