Short Note on Virtual Law Classes: Second Life and Other Three Dimensional Visual Worlds Next Phase for Online Dispute Resolution? Export

@article{citeulike:5881578, abstract = {Virtual communities and virtual worlds have become popular places on the internet, with some visited even more than Google. The virtual worlds offer opportunities to Online Dispute Resolution. With the advent of the virtual worlds, virtual conflicts ask for an adequate online resolution mechanism: a virtual courtroom. Insights from Online Dispute Resolution research can be applied in developing such a courtroom. The interesting aspect about these environments is that they are electronic by nature but that they look and feel like the real world. As such they might be able to bridge the gap between online and offline dispute resolution. This paper elaborates upon the potential of ODR in three dimensional worlds. I use as an example two recent classes I gave in Second Life, and indicate the experiences relevant for dispute resolution.}, author = {Lodder, Arno R.}, citeulike-article-id = {5881578}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://ssrn.com/abstract=1014845}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID1014845_code852015.pdf?abstractid=1014845&mirid=1}, day = {17}, journal = {Social Science Research Network Working Paper Series}, keywords = {adr, engagement, odr, second\_life, teaching, technology, web20}, month = {September}, posted-at = {2009-10-03 17:19:57}, priority = {2}, publisher = {SSRN}, title = {Short Note on Virtual Law Classes: Second Life and Other Three Dimensional Visual Worlds Next Phase for Online Dispute Resolution?}, url = {http://ssrn.com/abstract=1014845}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5881578 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5881578 N2 - Virtual communities and virtual worlds have become popular places on the internet, with some visited even more than Google. The virtual worlds offer opportunities to Online Dispute Resolution. With the advent of the virtual worlds, virtual conflicts ask for an adequate online resolution mechanism: a virtual courtroom. Insights from Online Dispute Resolution research can be applied in developing such a courtroom. The interesting aspect about these environments is that they are electronic by nature but that they look and feel like the real world. As such they might be able to bridge the gap between online and offline dispute resolution. This paper elaborates upon the potential of ODR in three dimensional worlds. I use as an example two recent classes I gave in Second Life, and indicate the experiences relevant for dispute resolution. JF - Social Science Research Network Working Paper Series TI - Short Note on Virtual Law Classes: Second Life and Other Three Dimensional Visual Worlds Next Phase for Online Dispute Resolution? PB - SSRN KW - adr KW - engagement KW - odr KW - second_life KW - teaching KW - technology KW - web20 AU - Lodder, Arno PY - 2007/September/17/ UR - http://ssrn.com/abstract=1014845 ER -