Exit this survey AC 2009 event #3 pre 1. Art Cafe Event #3: Visual Culture and Gender (presented by Debbie Smith-Shank Question Title * 1. Second Life (SL) avatar name: Question Title * 2. Real Life (RL) name: Question Title * 3. Age 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 55- Question Title * 4. Gender Male Female Question Title * 5. Current professional/educational status: art educator high school art teacher middle school art teacher elementary art teacher doctoral student Master’s student undergraduate Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. School/University Question Title * 7. Email Question Title * 8. Country Question Title * 9. Phone (optional) Question Title * 10. How long have you been using Second Life? Less than a month Less than a month 1-6 months 6 months- 1 year 1-3 years Longer than 3 years Question Title * 11. Please indicate the appropriate level of the familiarity as a SL user. beginning intermediate experienced Question Title * 12. On average, how many hours per week do you spend on activities in Second Life? never use 1-3 4-6 7-9 10-12 More than 12 Question Title * 13. What kinds of educational activities have you done in Second Life? Took a class held in Second Life Taught in Second Life (real life education or SL skills) Supervised real life educational class projects and/or class activities Conducted research in SL Held one or more class meetings in Second Life with students from your school Taught a class in that focused on learning SL skills Held virtual office hours Mentored student research projects in SL Host student services and support activities Taught a real life class entirely in Second Life Other (please specify) Question Title * 14. What kinds of general activities have you done in Second Life? (check as many as apply) Random wandering Meeting new people Listening to presentations and talks Participating in meetings Building things Shopping Attending music/art performances Dancing Owning and working on my own property Selling things I created Teaching / learning Creating / building / scripting / documenting Leisure / fun / events Supporting / community building Exploring Just getting started Other (please specify) Question Title * 15. In terms of your avatar's appearance (check all that apply): I have designed my avatar to resemble myself I rarely or never change it I regularly change my appearance (I have multiple outfits and representations) I have designed my avatar to be rather different from myself I am/sometimes appear as something not human (e.g. robot, cartoon, object..) I am/sometimes appear as the opposite gender I am/sometimes appear as an animal Question Title * 16. Which of the following best describes you? tech-clueless tech newbie tech-savvy tech genius Question Title * 17. Other than Second Life, have you participated in other virtual environments? No Yes (please specify) Question Title * 18. Have you ever participated in any Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games? No Yes, please specify Question Title * 19. Is this your first time filling out this pre-survey? Yes No Next