Playacting: Online persona construction on virtual spaces

 Online Persona Construction on Virtual Spaces

Social media is an integral part of daily lives and experiences. Extended self-identity is constructed, explored, and experimented with through  online platforms. Individuals build an online persona by creating their alternative selves in accordance with platforms’ culture and present them through curated visual narratives and storytelling. Social media provides a virtual space for individuals to alter personas while interacting with other users. Similar to video games, it provides a virtual experience for individuals to create and control multiple avatars. This project aims to examine digital persona construction and presentation on social media platforms by utilizing video games to simulate a virtual experience that social media provides, expectantly, encouraging players to reflect upon self-identity presentation.