Title :
Expressing My Inner Gnome: Appearance and Behavior in Virtual Worlds
Author :
Lam, Shyong Tony K ; Riedl, John
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
fDate :
7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Role-playing gamers take on the behavior they think appropriate for the "body" they inhabit in a virtual environment.
Keywords :
computer games; inner gnome; role-playing gamers; virtual environment; virtual worlds; Avatars; Behavioral science; Games; Second Life; Virtual environments; MMORPGs; Online behavior; Social computing; Virtual worlds; massively multiplayer online role-playing games;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2011.211
