Cody LaScala … [has] cerebral palsy, which impedes his speech and movement and requires him to use a wheelchair. … UC Irvine anthropology professor Tom Boellstorff studied LaScala and hundreds of other disabled players in his research into how disabled people use Second Life for social interaction that often escapes them in nonvirtual settings.

For the full story, please visit http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/tn-wknd-et-second-life-20181003-story.html.

connect with us

         

© UC Irvine School of Social Sciences - 3151 Social Sciences Plaza, Irvine, CA 92697-5100 - 949.824.2766