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The Play of Internet Communication Chapter 5 Shedletsky & Aitken Human Communication on the Internet A STARTING POINT The Internet can magnify, elaborate, and enhance certain elements of human communication; Play is one of those elements; Play applies to all functions of the Internet, from entertainment to news, instruction and persuasion; The Internet and Our Minds The Web encourages us to think, use our imaginations; New technology, the Web high on that list, facilitates our imaginative and playful thinking; The Internet facilitates our pretending; How the Internet can Intensify Communication (Inter)Play Interplay is used to mean an interaction, which can be transformative, entertaining, interesting, or light-hearted; Interplay is used to include play, to include the idea of feelings of pleasure as a motivator; Postulates of Play on the Internet Internet play is for itself. It serves internal goals; Internet play co-exists inside and outside the scope of ordinary life; Internet play operates without fixed boundaries of time and space, although the play may operate within Internet rules; Internet play is pliable. The Internet play can completely absorb the player or take on a life of its own; Play and Identity Turkle (1995) writes about play as integral to the construction of identity on the Internet; Play can have real effects on people in their real lives; How Does Play Function on the Internet Seven types of play in Internet communication: – Imaginative play like a child – Identity role-playing – Interplay with the self or other – Play like actors in a play – Games for destruction – Playful work – The fun of something new Seven Types of Play in Internet Communication Imaginative play like a child – Circulating humor, jokes, having fun, playing games; Identity role-playing – Experimentation with the self, pretending, extending Interplay with the self or other – Internet users approach their communication activity with a sense of playfulness – Users seek ways to use the Internet that are pleasureable Seven Types of Play in Internet Communication Play like theater – Creation of an imaginary space in which people can pretend; Games for destruction – Destructive activities on the Internet, such as gossip, transmission of viruses, stalking, violent videogames and terrorism; Seven Types of Play in Internet Communication Playful work – The Internet intensifies the juxtaposition of play and work; – Teachers use popular culture to make serious academic points; Seven Types of Play in Internet Communication The fun of something new – Computer users experience a mix of frustration and fun; – Perhaps overcoming the frustration is what is so satisfying; Play vs. Lying Lying – Intending to communicate claims and the belief that the sender believes in what he/she is saying; Playing – Intending for the receiver to believe that the sender does not believe in the claims he/she is making, that in fact they want the receiver to understand what is implied by this falsehood; Play of Computer Games The effect of playing computer video games: – Results are mixed; People are playing many types of games online: – Casino games, fantasy football, trivia, solitaire, and others; Playful Metaphors Discussion groups use metaphors to refer to activities they prefer not to state explicitly or activities they imagine; The Internet itself is characterized in metaphorical terms, e.g., the information superhighway; Metaphor, along with other elements of language, intensifies imagination and creativity, adding to the characteristic of play on the Internet; Internet and Communication Principles Internet communication is a process; Adapting to the Internet will increase communication effectiveness; Communication is irreversible; Internet meanings are in people; No one can experience totally effective communication on the Internet; Some Paradoxes of Human Interplay on the Internet Play Work Use cognitive collaboration Fail to think for oneself Connect with others Isolated and alone Play with new ideas/open-minded Polarize people Face fear Gain new fear Enjoy free service to the Internet Invest enormous business and social values, time, skills and money Have individual fun Achieve global significance