Comments on: New Orleans on There.com http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/10/17/new-orleans-on-therecom/ (Preferably with a decaf mocha in hand) Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:04:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: mdmhvonpa http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/10/17/new-orleans-on-therecom/#comment-22 mdmhvonpa Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:19:31 +0000 http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/10/17/new-orleans-on-therecom/#comment-22 Hrmmm, I find the environments too distracting. Probably just me. Hrmmm, I find the environments too distracting. Probably just me.

]]> By: debgray http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/10/17/new-orleans-on-therecom/#comment-23 debgray Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:20:54 +0000 http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/10/17/new-orleans-on-therecom/#comment-23 That's a very good point. The visuals could take away from the conversation. I think it depends on what you're looking for when you're interacting with other people online. I think it also depends on your brain to a great extent as to what makes you more comfortable. I'm very visual, and need to have the environment created for me to have that sense of "place." Some people are more comfortable with the pure text environment or are better at creating that sense of place in their own heads. That's my take on it, anyway. I think it will be interesting to see how many people spend more time in there.com as opposed to the regular chat room. That’s a very good point. The visuals could take away from the conversation. I think it depends on what you’re looking for when you’re interacting with other people online.
I think it also depends on your brain to a great extent as to what makes you more comfortable. I’m very visual, and need to have the environment created for me to have that sense of “place.”

Some people are more comfortable with the pure text environment or are better at creating that sense of place in their own heads.

That’s my take on it, anyway. I think it will be interesting to see how many people spend more time in there.com as opposed to the regular chat room.

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