Examining Gender, Race and Body Image in a Virtual World

at first I went in as "goth female" and people were responding to what I was saying in sort of a group chat conversation. Someone started a weird debate about trolls so I left haha..trolls are not really a subject I know much about. The people were nice in this one.

I went into another world as the "goth female" and this time I started a conversation with a person. They responded, but it kind of freaked me out when they asked where I was from. I know that this is only a virtual world but my stranger danger instincts kick in and I don't like talking with random people.

 I the third world I went in as a male. No one responded to the conversations, male or female.

The last world I went in to a a female with tattoos and red hair. The people in this world responded, but awkward, forced conversation is my worst nightmare so I left.

Overall I thought it was weird talking to people on here only because I really didn't have much to say to complete strangers. I did think it was interesting though how people were more willing to respond to a female than they were to a male.

Final Project: My Boston Tea Party Ship

adding a dock and the base of the ship

adding the sail

cargo area

this was the photo I based my ship off of

This is a final project in Minecraft where I re created the The Boston Tea Party Ship. It is a final exercise from the Immersive Education course that I am taking at Boston College. The course is called Discovering Computer Graphics. For details, visit the immersive BC portal at http://ImmersiveEducation.org/@/bc

Boston College Gaming Competition

Classmates Chris and Jeff were part of a gaming competition representing Boston College in LA called "Heroes of the Dorm"

Final Project Group State House

our class meeting where our old building used to be after we knocked it down

I help add the bottom layer of smaller windows

I helped lay down some bricks from the walls

Another shot of adding the smaller windows

Added the second layer of window to this side of the bulding

put the sand stone around this balcony

made the door of the long side of the building

added glass the the windows on the roof

added some sand stone slabs

helped a classmate lay down some sidewalk

laid down some brown carpet inside

a classmate added an American Flag

also, someone added a street light

This is a final project in Minecraft where my classmates and I re created the Old Boston State House. It is a final exercise from the Immersive Education course that I am taking at Boston College. The course is called Discovering Computer Graphics. For details, visit the immersive BC portal at http://ImmersiveEducation.org/@/bc

Final Project: Local Old Boston Statehouse

Old Boston State House

Clearing out some land for the building, and filling in land with the grass block

Laying down some grey stone to make it look like the building in on a street

Laying down a brick base for the walls and a wooded floor for the inside of the old state house

The view from above

Adding stairs and the first set of windows

adding the black roof

adding windows on the roof

adding the peek on the top of the old state house

My coordinates were (144, 91, 299)

This is my final project in Minecraft where I re created the Old Boston State House. It is a final exercise from the Immersive Education course that I am taking at Boston College. The course is called Discovering Computer Graphics. For details, visit the immersive BC portal at http://ImmersiveEducation.org/@/bc