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"Will I always be not social?": Re-Conceptualizing Sociality in the Context of a Minecraft Community for AutismKathryn E. Ringland*, Christine T. Wolf*, Heather Faucett*, Lynn Dombrowski**, Gillian R. Hayes*
*Department of InformaticsUniversity of California, Irvine{kringlan, wolfct, hfaucett, hayesg}@uci.edu
**School of Informatics and ComputingIndiana University, [email protected]
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Introduction
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Autism
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Research Question
How does an online community for children with autism define and practice sociality?
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Autcraft
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Ethnography
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Autcraft
“[the] first Minecraft server dedicated to providing a safe, fun and learning
environment for children on the autism spectrum and their families” (Autcraft
website)
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DemographicsAges 6+
Preteens, teens diagnosed with autism
Allies - friends, advocates
Parents
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Analysis
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Searching For & Finding Community
“…so today i was thinking about how much i have been bullied and how many friends ditched me. so
i need some advice on how to make friends plz help thx guys” (forums)
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Searching For & Finding Community
“people would swear call me names break my builds etc…becuz i am defrent… i didnt relize
people would be mean about [the username]… and i liked the name… theres other people on here
[Autcraft] with *autism* or *Autistic* in there names…” (in-world interview)
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Searching For & Finding Community
“I guess that’s what Autcraft is for, meeting people who go through the same thing as
you, so you don’t feel alone?” (forum)
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Defining Sociality
“So, I don’t ever [socialize]. The only way i am social is online. I never hang out with my family or do anything. The only time i come
out of my room is if we watch a family movie, i play baseball we go for a car ride or i go to work. Other than that i am in my room 24/7
on PC, YouTube text etc. Anyone else like this? Will i always be not social :( I really
want to be social but its hard D:” (forum)
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Defining Sociality
“Even being on [Autcraft] is social.” (forums)
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Defining Sociality
“I love being a member of the [Autcraft] community and love spending time with my
'family' here. …finally just felt like I found a place that I fit in. A place I was accepted for being shy … and just being "different" than others. ... Most of
my life I've never felt like I fit in anywhere…Here…I’m accepted.” (directed forums)
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Creating Community Online
“Well, the day is coming to a close… Autcraft’s 2nd birthday. I have been up for a very long time but we did 4 epic community
dragon fights, shared tons of great memories, and had lots of fun partying in
the ballroom on the server.” (Facebook)
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Creating Community Online
“I've heard from parents that told me that they were able to see their children interacting
with others in the videos. They loved to see their kids having fun! Another parent told me that her
son saw himself in one of the videos and he couldn't stop talking about what a great day it
was.” (Facebook)
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Creating Community Online
“…I am still feeling really great [about the event] because even though they were just words on the screen, I could see the happiness in so many people today. They had the time of their
lives. And so, I did too.” (Facebook)
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Creating Community Online
“i sometimes ask others to help me… [Usually] i would show them a picture on how to build it and we pick either get the items or
start the build… i usually let them start because i am not the best builder” (in-world
interview)
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Creating Community Online
“…while building that village I met this friend…and to this day he is still my friend…” (directed
forums)
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A Community Redefining Sociality
does anyone want to mine with me
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Discussion
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Discussion
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Discussion
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Conclusion
ecosystem of social media supports sociality
Autcraft community redefining sociality
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Thank You@liltove
A special thanks to my coauthors and members of LUCI and STAR for helping put this presentation
together.
And to the Autcraft community for their continual openness to
my presence.
All stock photos in this presentation were made
available through Death to the Stock Photo, Unsplash, and Negative Space to be
used attribution free.