Title :
Virtually There: Exploring Proximity and Homophily in a Virtual World
Author :
Huang, Yun ; Shen, Cuihua ; Williams, Dmitri ; Contractor, Noshir
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Manage. Sci. & Ind. Eng., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
Virtual space eliminates the constraints of physical distances on communication and interaction. In this study, we examine the impact of offline proximity and homophily of players on their online interactions in EverQuest II. The results show that spatial proximity as well as homophily still influence playerspsila online behavior.
Keywords :
interactive programming; virtual reality; EverQuest II; homophily; online interactions; proximity; virtual space; virtual world; Collaboration; Communications technology; Conference management; Data analysis; Engineering management; Geography; Industrial engineering; Physics computing; Postal services; Testing; ERGM; distance; homophily; proximity;
Conference_Titel :
Computational Science and Engineering, 2009. CSE '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5334-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3823-5
DOI :
10.1109/CSE.2009.471
