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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 12 Mar 2013

    True connection requires eye contact or touch. Voice SOMETIMES a substitute. As a *digital* game designer, can I create true connection?

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      2. Dave Hogg  📎‏ @davehogg 12 Mar 2013
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame I think a shared experience is a start at connection, especially if there is at least a voice link.

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 12 Mar 2013
        Replying to @davehogg

        @davehogg her research links mirror neurons to experience of true connection/love. they require touch, eye contact, voice...

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      4. Dave Hogg  📎‏ @davehogg 12 Mar 2013
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        @avantgame So the challenge is to provide enough of a shared experience to create the same response at a distance.

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      5. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 12 Mar 2013
        Replying to @davehogg

        @davehogg yeah. Like, I think Skype could do it for example. That's synchronous so it's not too much a leap. Asynchronous trickier

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      2. John du Bois (He/Him or They/Them)‏ @JohnduBois 12 Mar 2013
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        @avantgame As a speech pathologist, I would challenge the stated requirements for a true connection.

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 12 Mar 2013
        Replying to @JohnduBois

        @JohnduBois fair enough -- but you should also check out the research before disagreeing with it as I may not be doing it justice :)

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      4. John du Bois (He/Him or They/Them)‏ @JohnduBois 12 Mar 2013
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        @avantgame Fair enough ;) I may also be contextualizing "true connection" differently than the researcher.

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      1. Priscilla Haring‏ @ThePrisca 13 Mar 2013
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        @avantgame failure of opposite thesis by testing the level of interaction between media users in an environment they deem meaningful

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      1. Priscilla Haring‏ @ThePrisca 13 Mar 2013
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        @avantgame Connection is about giving something the same meaning and agreeing on that meaning/feeling, I think. Did her research find the...

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      1. Judy‏ @judy3t 12 Mar 2013
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        @avantgame Changed the word "true" to "connection I understand". Then you can research how others understand digital connection.

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      1. Mike Paterson‏ @mike_paterson 12 Mar 2013
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        @avantgame interesting thought - is a real connection made in journey? Nearly no ability to interact but connection feels meaningful.

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      1. David Sahlin‏ @NordicNinja 12 Mar 2013
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        @avantgame the perception of touch isn't enough?

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      1. ghostdogzero‏ @ghostdogzero 12 Mar 2013
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        @avantgame Haven't read the research, but that seems to discount visceral empathy. How many marriages did Ultima Online produce after all?

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      1. Summer Plum‏ @summerplum 12 Mar 2013
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        @avantgame Though, to be honest, I have felt closer to some people after one drink then I did before, despite a year or so of online chat.

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      1. Jediphone‏ @Jediphone 12 Mar 2013
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        @avantgame I would imagine in not too distant future you will be able to send and receive “touch” via Internet. Body worn sensors, etc.

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      1. amanda enclade‏ @aenclade 12 Mar 2013
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        @avantgame games in the books, blogs, tools category rather than a replacement 4 humans. both work very well together, better than alone :-)

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      1. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 12 Mar 2013
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        @avantgame Whoa, serious beans. I'm very curious, now…

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