Gendering technology, gendering virtual worlds

Based off of our readings today, "Women and Games," do you think it is possible to "gender technology"? How is technology socially constructed? Do you associate certain virtual worlds to certain genders? Why or why not? Did you select your virtual world because a gender you have assigned to it?

A question about gender . . .

If you are able to self-invent and play with multiple identities, are you still confined to dominant hegemonic ideology? Why or why not? How so?

Finding Place, Making Face

How's the creation of your online identity going? What sort of interesting choices did you come across in the construction of your avatar? Any questions you had to ask yourself as you perfected your avatar's appearance? Beginning pictures you'd like to share?