Reality-ideology webcamming selects which intimacy to show rather than showing everything

Evidence

The JenniCam’s “real-life” approach was a model for other webcammers and still defines the genre in the minds of many. … Given the size of her space, it was quite possible for Ringley to attempt to show everything on camera in her early days; however, from the very beginning only certain parts of her life were visible to viewers. For example, although she included shots of herself having sex in the bedroom (because “people have sex in real life”), Ringley consciously chose not train a camera on the toilet. Still, the JenniCam’s aesthetic influenced thousands of imitators. — Theresa M. Senft, Camgirls, 270

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines ‘reality ideology’ as the selective display of life-as-it-happens, not total transparency.
• XREF: connects to: Webcam identities split between staged characters and unedited everyday self — Theresa M. Senft, Camgirls: Celebrity and Community in…, 309; Media-generated intimacy from mass broadcast media is artificial and one-way — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame…, 75; Intimacy became a temporary experience molded by speculative technologies (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Webcam identities split between staged characters and unedited everyday self #exemplifies (0.85) — Theresa M. Senft, Camgirls, 309
• Homecamming differs from reality TV in being unedited and uncontrived #complicates (0.82) — Theresa M. Senft, Camgirls, 141
• Tele-technologies make non-reciprocal forms of co-presence possible, necessary, or impossible #expands (0.80) — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 954
• Media-generated intimacy from mass broadcast media is artificial and one-way #qualifies (0.78) — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity, 75
• Intimacy became a temporary experience molded by speculative technologies #expands (0.74)