preperation on the topic, theme, and questions

[18:51] Mi Shinn: ruby and susie work together?
[18:51] Mi Shinn: or susie and ding?
[18:51] Aleli Damiano: 11. If you have been in a SL marriage/partnership, how long did it last? if there was more than one experience, which one lasted the most.
[18:51] Ding Atolia: you mean we four have to devide into two groups?
[18:52] Mi Shinn: yes
[18:52] Aleli Damiano: 12. Do you think that SL relationships needs the same sort of commitment like in RL?
[18:52] Mi Shinn: to go over all of the questions
[18:52] Meredith Rhosar: Do you think you can deal with both RL romance and SL romance well at the same time?
[18:52] Aleli Damiano: 13. Do you keep your relationships within the SL platform?
[18:52] Mi Shinn: the purpose is to see how these questions work
[18:52] Mi Shinn: to pracitce
[18:52] Meredith Rhosar: What is your intention to find a lover in SL?
[18:52] Judy Meiler: 3. Do people make their avatar more charming than they really are and fabricate the glorious event about them to increase the opportunities to have intimatr relationship immoral?
[18:53] Susie223 Chun: so Ding and I are in one group
[18:53] Aleli Damiano: 14. if you are marriage in RL, do you consider the relationships or sexual encounters in SL cheating on your RL partner?
[18:53] Mi Shinn: yes
[18:53] Ding Atolia: so now we can go to another place and discuss?
[18:53] Meredith Rhosar: uh...I think my questions are a bit too sharp...
[18:53] Mi Shinn: maybe we go over here
[18:53] Aleli Damiano: 15. would you consider SL relationships as a potential RL romantic encounter/partnership or even marriage?
[18:53] Object: Touched.
[18:53] Mi Shinn: hi
[18:54] Mi Shinn: ok
[18:54] Mi Shinn: susie you can ask first set of questions
[18:54] Mi Shinn: and ding you answer the questions
[18:55] Mi Shinn: you can try to imagine you are the target person
[18:55] Ding Atolia: ok...
[18:55] Susie223 Chun: so Ding will act as a transgender character?
[18:56] Mi Shinn: yes
[18:56] Ding Atolia: wow?!
[18:56] Mi Shinn: then you can change roles in the middle
[18:56] Susie223 Chun: hahaha,ok
[18:56] Mi Shinn: or the end of the first set of questions
[18:56] Jessie Passerine上线了。
[18:57] Susie223 Chun: I C
[18:57] Ding Atolia: so i should answer every specific question?
[18:57] Mi Shinn: yes
[18:57] Susie223 Chun: let's start ding
[18:57] Ding Atolia: or just go over them to see of they can work?
[18:57] Mi Shinn: try to figure out the problems of the questions
[18:57] Ding Atolia: I C
[18:58] Ding Atolia: let's start, susie
[18:58] Mi Shinn: hi
[18:58] Mi Shinn: jessie
[18:58] Jessie Passerine: a day full of trouble
[18:58] Jessie Passerine: ><]
[18:58] Mi Shinn: you can ruby team up to role play
[18:59] Jessie Passerine: ok
[18:59] Mi Shinn: one asks questions and the other answer questions to see how your questions work
[18:59] Susie223 Chun: Hi, Ding Atolia, I'm Susie from NCU in Taiwan. Do you have a little time for some questions?
[18:59] Ding Atolia: yes?
[18:59] Jessie Passerine: ok i'll find her
[18:59] Susie223 Chun: thanks
[18:59] Ding Atolia: you are welcome
[18:59] Ding Atolia: haha
[19:00] Susie223 Chun: Do you choose to be transgender out of fun or interest?
[19:00] Mi Shinn: is this good for the first question?
[19:00] Ding Atolia: maybe not
[19:00] Mi Shinn: haha
[19:00] Ding Atolia: I feel a little abrupt
[19:00] Mi Shinn: ok
[19:01] Mi Shinn: then which one might be better?
[19:01] Mi Shinn: susie?
[19:01] Mi Shinn: or ding?
[19:01] Susie223 Chun: em. I'm thinking about it
[19:01] Mi Shinn: ok
[19:01] Mi Shinn: stay put
[19:02] Ding Atolia: are you enjoying yourself here?
[19:02] Mi Shinn: I will go find jessie and ruby
[19:02] Mi Shinn: they can come over here
[19:02] Ding Atolia: to lead the interviewee to the transgender issue
[19:02] Mi Shinn: jessie
[19:02] Susie223 Chun: maybe ask about the daily life?
[19:02] Mi Shinn: youcan come over here to ding
[19:03] Susie223 Chun: ask about his or her daily activity
[19:03] Mi Shinn: Jessie
[19:03] Ding Atolia: we can bring the second subtopic up
[19:03] Mi Shinn: please follow me
[19:03] Ding Atolia: to ask the 2nd subtopic first
[19:04] Mi Shinn: let's get together with ding
[19:04] Mi Shinn: ok
[19:04] Susie223 Chun: yes
[19:04] Mi Shinn: you can keep going
[19:04] Susie223 Chun: the we can bring it to the transgender issue
[19:05] Ding Atolia: yes. maybe start with are you enjoying yourself here and what fun do you get so far.
[19:05] Susie223 Chun: yes
[19:05] Ding Atolia: so Susie, you can ask
[19:06] Susie223 Chun: so are you enjoying yourself here?
[19:06] Mi Shinn: insl?
[19:06] Susie223 Chun: yes
[19:06] Mi Shinn: where is here?
[19:06] Ding Atolia: maybe narrow the place to a transgender club
[19:06] Mi Shinn: is it the place that you are doing the interview?
[19:07] Ding Atolia: yes, we will go there
[19:07] Mi Shinn: ok
[19:07] Mi Shinn: so try again susie
[19:07] Susie223 Chun: so are you enjoying yourself in the transgerder club?
[19:08] Mi Shinn: ding?
[19:08] Ding Atolia: yes, i am enjoying myself, that's why i am here.
[19:08] Mi Shinn: susie?
[19:08] Mi Shinn: kkep going
[19:09] Susie223 Chun: can you make me some examples about what fun did you get so far?
[19:10] Ding Atolia: for example, i can wear any clothes i like
[19:10] Ding Atolia: i can...
[19:11] Susie223 Chun: ok, then what do you usually do in the club?
[19:11] Jessie Passerine: shoul we start asking each other questions, ruby?
[19:11] Ding Atolia: we will attend parties together
[19:12] Susie223 Chun: yes?
[19:12] Ding Atolia: we introduce to each other our friends
[19:12] Susie223 Chun: sounds good
[19:12] Jessie Passerine: 1. Are you a transgender in real life? If yes, what kind of transgender?
[19:12] Susie223 Chun: Apart from the activities here, do you take part in other activities with people who are not transgender?
[19:13] Ding Atolia: yes, sometimes
[19:13] Ding Atolia: and we had fun
[19:13] Susie223 Chun: like what?
[19:13] Jessie Passerine: so what kind of transgender?
[19:13] Jessie Passerine: CD? TC? OR?
[19:14] Ding Atolia: like go singing or drinking
[19:14] Ding Atolia: things like that
[19:14] Susie223 Chun: I see
[19:14] Mi Shinn: is there something special about these activities?
[19:14] Mi Shinn: drinking and singing
[19:15] Ding Atolia: because i am not a transgender, so i cannot think of those sepcial activities
[19:15] Mi Shinn: you may wish to explore deeper into the answers
[19:15] Mi Shinn: because if you don't
[19:15] Ding Atolia: but i think in real interview, these questions are workable
[19:15] Mi Shinn: then your report will be dull and boring
[19:15] Ding Atolia: ok, so we can dig further
[19:16] Mi Shinn: ok
[19:16] Mi Shinn: keep up with your good work here
[19:16] Susie223 Chun: ok
[19:16] Jessie Passerine: do you like to wear males' outfit?
[19:16] Mi Shinn: these warm-up or ice-braking questions look good
[19:16] Mi Shinn: breaking
[19:17] Mi Shinn: kkep going
[19:17] Susie223 Chun: Are you led by others to come here or by yourself?
[19:17] Object: Touched.
[19:17] Ding Atolia: actually, i was told by a friend that i can have fun here
[19:17] Ding Atolia: so i come here
[19:17] Ding Atolia: and we really have fun.
[19:18] Mi Shinn: keep running your questions
[19:18] Jessie Passerine: in real life , do you find yourself different from the "normal"people? that is to say, do you have some interests or habits that others don't have?
[19:18] Susie223 Chun: so are you a transgender in real life?
[19:18] Mi Shinn: I will look around and see how other groups are doing
[19:19] Ding Atolia: no, i am not
[19:19] Mi Shinn: how's your role-playing?
[19:19] Mi Shinn: ruby
[19:19] Ding Atolia: i am here out of fun
[19:19] Susie223 Chun: then why do you choose to be transgender in SL?
[19:19] Susie223 Chun: out of fun or interest?
[19:19] Mi Shinn: both of you can run those questions together
[19:20] Susie223 Chun: ok
[19:20] Ding Atolia: I think it is fun
[19:20] Mi Shinn: then you can get a sense of it before you go to interview people
[19:20] Ding Atolia: and i'd like to meet people out of interest
[19:20] Susie223 Chun: i see
[19:20] Mi Shinn: did you start yoour questions?
[19:20] Susie223 Chun: What do you think about the present transgender situations in SL?
[19:20] Mi Shinn: Jessie?
[19:20] Mi Shinn: Ruby?
[19:20] Jessie Passerine: here~
[19:20] Ding Atolia: in SL, the environment is really great
[19:21] Mi Shinn: you need to role play and try to find out how those questions work
[19:21] Ding Atolia: much more freedom i think'
[19:21] Jessie Passerine: yes that is what we were doing
[19:21] Mi Shinn: what you might want to ajust
[19:22] Ding Atolia: and much more activities are conducted, and they actually many people
[19:22] Susie223 Chun: yes
[19:22] Mi Shinn: imagine that you are
[19:22] Susie223 Chun: that's true
[19:22] Mi Shinn: one can play the role of TG and the other the interviewer
[19:22] Susie223 Chun: and what do you think about the present transgender situations in RL?
[19:22] Jessie Passerine: maybe the quetions would be better justified if we ask TG in sl
[19:23] Mi Shinn: then you can change roles in the middle or at the end of the first set of questions
[19:23] Ding Atolia: well, even though we claim that we have broad minds today,
[19:23] Mi Shinn: just try to explore what answers you might have
[19:23] Susie223 Chun: yes?
[19:23] Ding Atolia: i don't think people in RL have already accept transgender
[19:23] Mi Shinn: and how to dig deeper into the issues/questions
[19:23] Ding Atolia: there are all kinds of discrimination existing
[19:24] Mi Shinn: sometimes you need to know when to ask further questions to enrich your report and information
[19:24] Ding Atolia: like they will be seen or talked as monsters
[19:24] Ding Atolia: abnormal
[19:24] Susie223 Chun: you mean as a transgender, it's easier for them to got more fun in SL
[19:24] Ding Atolia: yes, right
[19:25] Jessie Passerine: I think we need to know the response of the tg instead of just imaging
[19:25] Mi Shinn: yes
[19:25] Mi Shinn: sure
[19:25] Susie223 Chun: did you meet any difficultiy in SL
[19:25] Susie223 Chun: about your gender?
[19:25] Ding Atolia: in SL?
[19:25] Ding Atolia: well, let me think
[19:25] Mi Shinn: yes
[19:26] Ding Atolia: most time i had fun here
[19:26] Mi Shinn: but some students just failed bacause of no training and preparation
[19:26] Ding Atolia: but there's some time
[19:26] Jessie Passerine: so after the role play , the questions would be justified again if we ask the tg?
[19:26] Mi Shinn: but if you feel confident
[19:26] Mi Shinn: then go ahead
[19:27] Mi Shinn: it all depend on you
[19:27] Jessie Passerine: okay
[19:27] Mi Shinn: depends*
[19:27] Ding Atolia: i will feel arkward if i am around by many people
[19:27] Susie223 Chun: yes?
[19:27] Ding Atolia: but mostly they are out of courisity to ask me why i choose to be like this
[19:27] Mi Shinn: like I just mentioned last week
[19:27] Mi Shinn: some people don't care
[19:28] Mi Shinn: other people might think it is rude
[19:28] Ding Atolia: generally, i think in SL the situation is fine
[19:28] Susie223 Chun: then what’s your reaction towards those embarrassments?
[19:28] Ding Atolia: i will be myself
[19:28] Mi Shinn: it depends on who you meet
[19:28] Ding Atolia: enjoy myself
[19:28] Susie223 Chun: you mean ignore them?
[19:28] Ding Atolia: becasue we all know that it is a virtual world
[19:29] Mi Shinn: jessie
[19:29] Jessie Passerine: yes?
[19:29] Susie223 Chun: yes
[19:29] Ding Atolia: as long as i have fun here, i don't care much
[19:29] Mi Shinn: you can go with Ruby or join susie and ding
[19:29] Ding Atolia: about those troubling things
[19:29] Jessie Passerine: i got it
[19:29] Mi Shinn: just remember to keep the transcript and write down your progress report
[19:30] Jessie Passerine: okay
[19:30] Mi Shinn: next week we will meet in the classroom
[19:30] Susie223 Chun: does your virtual role influnce your real life in a sense?
[19:30] Jessie Passerine: ic
[19:30] Mi Shinn: and your group needs to come up with a draft for yoru final project
[19:31] Ding Atolia: well
[19:31] Jessie Passerine: what should the draft be like?
[19:31] Mi Shinn: then the 17week is off because of a holiday
[19:31] Ding Atolia: i enjoy being transgender in RL
[19:31] Mi Shinn: in the 18th week all of you need to submit a poster in sl
[19:31] Susie223 Chun: I see,thanks for your timeXD
[19:31] Mi Shinn: any other question, ruby?
[19:32] Ding Atolia: sorry, i made a mistake
[19:32] Mi Shinn: just send me a transcript
[19:32] Mi Shinn: if you want to go interview people now
[19:32] Jessie Passerine: I'm wondering that , too
[19:32] Ding Atolia: i mean i enjoy being transgender in SL, but i enjoy being myself in RL
[19:32] Susie223 Chun: ok
[19:32] Ding Atolia: ok, i think that's all
[19:32] Mi Shinn: you can see example from previous students posters
[19:32] Mi Shinn: up there in the air
[19:32] Mi Shinn: do you see them?
[19:33] Charlotte Mohegan: oh ic
[19:33] Charlotte Mohegan: phoebe?
[19:34] Ruby Lysios: no~
[19:34] Mi Shinn: no
[19:34] Mi Shinn: then go ahead
[19:34] Susie223 Chun: where is it
[19:34] Ruby Lysios: i just went to the toiletXD
[19:34] Ruby Lysios: ok!
[19:34] Mi Shinn: the posters?
[19:34] Mi Shinn: up there
[19:34] Mi Shinn: follow me
[19:34] Jessie Passerine: ok~
[20:01] Mi Shinn: so just remember to post your progress report in your personal blogs
[20:01] Jessie Passerine: me too
[20:01] Mi Shinn: and conduct your interviews
[20:01] Phoebe Isenia: one is the personal questions which may have differdnt answers
[20:01] Jessie Passerine: ok~
[20:01] Ding Atolia: by when?
[20:01] Mi Shinn: next week in class show us the poster as you saw
[20:01] Susie223 Chun: ok
[20:02] Phoebe Isenia: and the other one is basic questions related to the knowledge of vampire in sl
[20:02] Mi Shinn: I showed previous students poster to you just now
[20:02] Mi Shinn: your group is done
[20:02] Phoebe Isenia: and this part we won't interview with different vampires
[20:02] Ding Atolia: but ext time we meet in class
[20:02] Mi Shinn: just finish it and come to class next week
[20:02] Ding Atolia: next
[20:02] Ding Atolia: ok
[20:02] Mi Shinn: with your drafts
[20:02] Judy Meiler: Hello, Emma!
[20:03] Mi Shinn: Judy is your group done?
[20:03] Ding Atolia: ok, so we can go to interview now
[20:03] Aleli Damiano: we have a couple of questions we would like to ask
[20:03] Mi Shinn: ok
[20:03] Aleli Damiano: refereng the questions we are working on it...
[20:03] Object: Touched.
[20:03] Mi Shinn: ok
[20:04] Aleli Damiano: I suggested that when we are interviewing ppl we should direct the questions to them in particular
[20:04] Judy Meiler: Emma, can I send you the question in Word?
[20:04] Mi Shinn: ok
[20:04] Mi Shinn: you can just post them in note
[20:04] Mi Shinn: and give it to me now
[20:04] Aleli Damiano: but my group members suggested it may be offensive, specially some particular questions
[20:04] Mi Shinn: inventory-->create--> create a note
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