Comments on: Giving Molecular Modeling a Second-Life Chance http://wideopenmind.com/index.php/2009/10/02/giving-molecular-modeling-a-second-life-chance/ A podcast Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:51:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bruce http://wideopenmind.com/index.php/2009/10/02/giving-molecular-modeling-a-second-life-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-5335 Bruce Wed, 19 May 2010 17:10:00 +0000 http://wideopenmind.com/?p=769#comment-5335 There are many fascinating social factors around this, I'm sure. One that comes to mind is the body language differences across oceans. Would masking these actually aid communication in some cases to avoid distraction or even misreads? How is this a factor among people who already know each other well vs those who have never met? This side of eternity I think that face to face is superior to mouse to mouse. Now when space and time limitations cease to be --- wow! "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him" and "now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears,[a]we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is" There are many fascinating social factors around this, I’m sure. One that comes to mind is the body language differences across oceans. Would masking these actually aid communication in some cases to avoid distraction or even misreads? How is this a factor among people who already know each other well vs those who have never met? This side of eternity I think that face to face is superior to mouse to mouse.

Now when space and time limitations cease to be — wow! “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him” and “now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears,[a]we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is”

]]> By: popsie http://wideopenmind.com/index.php/2009/10/02/giving-molecular-modeling-a-second-life-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-4896 popsie Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:15:19 +0000 http://wideopenmind.com/?p=769#comment-4896 There are many fascinating social factors around this, I'm sure. One that comes to mind is the body language differences across oceans. Would masking these actually aid communication in some cases to avoid distraction or even misreads? How is this a factor among people who already know each other well vs those who have never met? This side of eternity I think that face to face is superior to mouse to mouse. Now when space and time limitations cease to be --- wow! "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him" and "now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears,[a]we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is" There are many fascinating social factors around this, I’m sure. One that comes to mind is the body language differences across oceans. Would masking these actually aid communication in some cases to avoid distraction or even misreads? How is this a factor among people who already know each other well vs those who have never met? This side of eternity I think that face to face is superior to mouse to mouse.

Now when space and time limitations cease to be — wow! “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him” and “now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears,[a]we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is”

]]> By: wideopenmind http://wideopenmind.com/index.php/2009/10/02/giving-molecular-modeling-a-second-life-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-4766 wideopenmind Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:46:44 +0000 http://wideopenmind.com/?p=769#comment-4766 The idea for writing this was confirmed when hearing about the use of OpenSim and knowing Sarah all ready proposed using Second Life at work. Using it for science is a newer concept for me. In a book Sarah let Steve borrow ("How to Wow"), it talked about how most of communication is through non-verbal cues. This leads to the downside of interacting with people via avatars as you mentioned. There aren't any reactionary facial expressions, so you're limited to reading sarcasm, joking, and other verbal cues in a text format (communication by instant messaging). The idea for writing this was confirmed when hearing about the use of OpenSim and knowing Sarah all ready proposed using Second Life at work. Using it for science is a newer concept for me. In a book Sarah let Steve borrow (”How to Wow”), it talked about how most of communication is through non-verbal cues. This leads to the downside of interacting with people via avatars as you mentioned. There aren’t any reactionary facial expressions, so you’re limited to reading sarcasm, joking, and other verbal cues in a text format (communication by instant messaging).

]]> By: momsie http://wideopenmind.com/index.php/2009/10/02/giving-molecular-modeling-a-second-life-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-4764 momsie Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:26:12 +0000 http://wideopenmind.com/?p=769#comment-4764 I love the ideology of using second life (kind of what Sarah and team won with at USIS)...but here's my question: so much of what is communicated in a boardroom, etc, has to do with body language and facial expression---can avatars assume those in the split second between hearing the words you speak and the sound coming out of the avatar's mouth? Or is the avatar less an actual human communicator and more a representation to look at for the hearer, and when he/she replies, they have a symbol of you before them? I love the ideology of using second life (kind of what Sarah and team won with at USIS)…but here’s my question: so much of what is communicated in a boardroom, etc, has to do with body language and facial expression—can avatars assume those in the split second between hearing the words you speak and the sound coming out of the avatar’s mouth? Or is the avatar less an actual human communicator and more a representation to look at for the hearer, and when he/she replies, they have a symbol of you before them?

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