Multimodal Semiotics and Collaborative Design

List of Tables
Table 2. 1 Theories and concepts in VW research that are relevant to the analysis
of collaborative place-making in SL ………………………………………………………………………………..…… 38
Table 3. 1 Theories and concepts in Social Semiotics that are relevant to the analysis of
collaborative place-making in SL …………………………………………………………………………………….…... 76
Table 4. 1 Theories and concepts in design research that are relevant to the analysis
of collaborative place-making in SL …………………………………………………………………………………….. 99
Table 5.1. Matrix of SL's affordances and domains of interaction …………………………………………... 110
Table 6.1. The three case studies in comparison …………………………………………………………………… 132
Table 8.1. Systems and functions in design of virtual places and artifacts ………………………….…… 193
Table 8.2 Summary of observations on textual functions in relation to each case study ……..…… 232
Table 8.3 Summary of findings from multimodal analysis in relation to each case study …..……. 236
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