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CHI
2000
ACM
13 years 9 months ago
The social life of small graphical chat spaces
This paper provides a unique quantitative analysis of the social dynamics of three chat rooms in the Microsoft VChat graphical chat system. Survey and behavioral data were used to...
Marc A. Smith, Shelly Farnham, Steven M. Drucker
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Talk to me: foundations for successful individual-group interactions in online communities
People come to online communities seeking information, encouragement, and conversation. When a community responds, participants benefit and become more committed. Yet interactions...
Jaime Arguello, Brian S. Butler, Elisabeth Joyce, ...
HICSS
2007
IEEE
192views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2007»
13 years 11 months ago
An Online Community as a New Tribalism: The World of Warcraft
Massive, multiplayer online role-playing games foster rich social environments. Within the game, players can interact with other players, make friends, create and cultivate new on...
Thomas W. Brignall III, Thomas L. Van Valey
HICSS
2005
IEEE
115views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2005»
13 years 11 months ago
Strategies Employed By Participants In Virtual Learning Communities
This paper examines the learning behavior of online students in an asynchronous learning environment. We employ the theoretical lens of an online community of inquiry, to understa...
James Waters, Susan Gasson