But while virtual community support is a powerful tool, it is not fulfilling its potential effectiveness, Bruckman said. Community designers and members must first have a better understanding of virtual identity. As online culture becomes an increasing part of everyday culture, it becomes more and more important for us to understand how it affects who we are. Our research aims to expand the body of knowledge about identity and culture online. We hope to expand that understanding not just for scholars, but for everyone who plays The Turing Game.
Researchers hope to answer what they call some crucial questions for virtual community designers.
The Turing Game is a participatory collaborative learning experience to help us understand these phenomena. Online players have been trying out The Turing Game recently with questions designed to reveal a panelist's gender. It's a better color than the one that comes out of the bottle. I felt like I had to check in every hour. Participants must register to play online at any of the scheduled game times.