State Of Being

This is the original slide presentation I have been giving for over 10 years in virtual worlds and outside. It is also Chapter 6 in my book, “Virgin’s Handbook on Virtual Relationships”.

This does not contain my dialog. When I give my presentation it is a very interactive engagement as I allow input from the audience. Hence, even if the slides are the same, I wander all over the examples I have to illustrate or emphasis different points. No two lectures are exactly alike.

The strange thing about this is that even though I claim only expertise over the virtual… this works for all engagement issues. (biological as well as virtual)

Slide 1 is of Pamala Clift avatar standing in front of a gothic home with title States of Being! (in any world)
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Slide 2 is Introduction of Pamala in several of her forms, as an avatar, as a real life author, and as a former professional clown.
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Slide 3 is entitled, "Confusion about interactions in virtual worlds?
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Slide 4 is entitled "Why & Who would want to know this?" It shows a picture of the earth from space
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Slide 5 Shows pictures for each engagement level for the discussion, Disassociative, Immersive, Augmentative.
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Slide 6 shows a blindfolded lady justice cartoon figure with the caption. "It is the fact that we see only ONE way...that causes difficulties.
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Slide 7 But I am playing it real? Why aren't you? Has a small picture of two avatars dancing on a dock.
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slide 8 says, So do we implant OUR perspective on all we come in contact with? Can there be other equally valid ways of being?
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Slide 9- An angry Pamala avatar is the picture with the statements. Conflict of perspective...What is the most common request on profiles? Please No Drama!
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slide10- shows a triangle with the 3 engagement levels, disassociative, immersive, and augmentative... inside a circle which is within a square.
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Slide 11- What Actually is REAL in Virtual?
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slide 12- Let's resort to CLIFT notes: an acronym for what is real in both biological & virtual.
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slide 13-Dissassociative state of being has a picture of a gal and guy with his face blanked out and a screenshot of Mario smashing things in the game.
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slide 14-Disassociative Beliefs listing 11 bullet points
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slide 15- So what is true about the disassociative player's beliefs? Has again the picture of guy and gal with the guys face blanked out.
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slide 16- Again the list of Disassociative beliefs with those highlighted as true or false.
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slide 17- What is good and bad about being disassociative? 6 bullet points under good and 5 under bad.
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slide 18- What other interfaces would tend to support a disassociative perspective? pictures from World of Warcraft screenshots
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slide 19-Characteristics of someone carrying the dissassociative state into Second life. followed by a pic of Mario game and 9 bullet points
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slide 20- Immersive (showing two avatars one merged on top of the other like double exposure)
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slide 21-Immersive Beliefs with 10 bullet points
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slide 22-So what is true about an immersive players beliefs? The picture is of the biological person that is under the avatar of Pamala.
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slide 23-again shows Immersive beliefs listed with items highlighted according to what is true or not.
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slide 24-What is good and bad about being immersive? 5 bullet points listed under Good, 7 points listed in bad.
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slide 25-What other interfaces would tend to support an Immersive perspective? Pictures are tv with remote, two gals listening to each others phones, and a cartoon man taking mail from a monitor.
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slide 26-Characteristics of someone in an immersive state within Second Life. And a fancy dressed Pamala avatar with 8 bullet points.
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slide 27-Augmentative engagement level.
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slide 28-Augmentative Beliefs followed by 8 bullet points
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slide 29- So what is true about an augmentative players beliefs? A picture with Medic Tringo Hospital in-world business sign.
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slide 30-Augmentative beliefs again with highlights.
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slide 31- two types of Augmentative engagement. Entry & Grown
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slide 32-What is good and bad about being Augmentative? 5 bullet points under good, 4 points under bad.
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slide 33-What other interfaces would support an augmentative perspective? multiple pictures for different facets of your life.
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slide 34-Characteristics of someone in a "Grown Augmentative" state within Second Life.
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slide 35-Can you be all 3? Certainly... and lists another persons way of handling their current stage of engagement.
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slide 36-Design and create your OWN "State of Being" in World. Just remember all state are valid,
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slide 37-Thank you slide with logo from Rockcliffe University and Pamala Clift and the Roadside Philosophers
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