Final Project Progress Report 2

Links to information sources

'Betrayal in virtual world'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2008/nov/14/second-life-virtual-worlds-dating

After reading the article and discussion, we come up with the complete questions for our interview.


Romantic Relationship in Second Life Survey

This survey is part of an undergraduate class project on Second Life. Please answer honestly. The group in charge of the project will be doing a blog post based on the answers received. If you feel uncomfortable answering the survey, you have the right not to complete it.
Your information will be received totally anonymously. Thank you very much for your time. We appreciate it.


1. Which country are you from (Real Life)?


2. Education Background (Real Life)
High-School Graduated
College
Master
PHD
Other


3. Gender in Real Life
Male
Female


4. Gender in Second Life (If you have more than one avatar, please select the gender of your MAIN avatar, the one you use the most.)
Male
Female


5. Real Life Marriage status
Married
Single
Divorced
In relationship
Prefer not to answer


6. Second Life Marriage/Partnered status
Married/Partnered
Single
Divorced/Un-partnered
In relationship
Prefer not to answer


7. What are your favorite activities in Real Life? Please list three.
1.
2.
3.


8. What are your favorite activities in Second Life? Please list three.
1.
2.
3.


9. Age in real life
18-25
26-32
33-39
40-46
47-53
54-60
61-67
68-74
75-81
82-88
89-95


10. Have you had dating experiences in Second Life? Activities are comparable to those in Real Life, like going shopping, watching movies, etc.
Yes.
No.
Sometimes


11. Have you ever been in a Second Life marriage/partnership? (For purposes of a committed romantic relationship, not for business/friendship reasons)
Yes.
No.


12. If you did it, how would you describe the experience? Please use two short sentences to describe it.
1.
2.


13. If you haven’t had the experience, (in the future) would you consider SL partnership or even marriage for romantic relationship purposes?
Yes. Why?
No. Why not?


14. If you have been in a SL marriage/partnership, how long did it last? If there was more than one experience, choosing that lasted the longest.
Less than 3 months
Greater than 3 months
More than a year
Not applicable to me


15. Do you think a relationship in SL should be treated honestly and loyally just like one in Real Life?
Yes. Why?
No. Why not?


16. If you already have a relationship in Real Life, would you consider your affections in SL as an act of adultery?
Yes. Why?
No. Why not?


17. Is it possible to deal with two relationships simultaneously? (RL romance and SL romance)
Yes. Why?
No. Why not?


18. If you have romantic attachments in SL, do you keep the relationship within the SL platform?
Yes.
No.


19. Would you consider SL relationships as a potential RL romantic encounter/partnership or even marriage?
Yes. Why?
No. Why not?


20. Does your avatar represent and reflect the real you in RL?
Yes. Why?
No. Why not?


21. Do you think fabricating the glorious events about you to increase the opportunities to have intimate relationship immoral?
Yes. Why?
No. Why not?