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Barbies and chimps: text and childhoods in virtual worlds

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posted on 2023-05-22, 19:05 authored by Victoria CarringtonVictoria Carrington
Virtual worlds, computer-based online communities that create and sustain online spaces inhabited by users in the form of avatars, are becoming a major site of social interaction and entertainment for growing millions of young people. In 2010 virtual world registrations passed the 1 billion mark. 46% of this fi gure comes from registrants identifying as between 10 and 15 years of age (Kzero Worldswide, 2011). In all, users between the ages of 10 and 15 currently account for 468 million virtual world registrations. These fi gures suggest that a lot of children and young people are hanging out in the social and gaming spaces provided by virtual worlds. They are therefore sites of interest for those of us concerned with the ways in which texts are encountered and engaged with in online contexts.

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Publication title

Virtual Literacies: Interactive Spaces for Children and Young People

Editors

G Merchant, J Gillen, J Marsh and J Davies

Pagination

41-46

ISBN

978-0-415-89960-4

Department/School

Faculty of Education

Publisher

Routledge

Place of publication

United Kingdom

Extent

14

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Expanding knowledge in education

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