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FIRSTMONDAY
2010
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13 years 1 months ago
The social environment model: Small heroes and the evolution of human society
Traditional "realistic" theories of social action, whether based on the individual gain heuristics of capitalism or the collective class struggles of communism, cannot e...
Brian Whitworth, Alex P. Whitworth
JAIR
2008
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13 years 4 months ago
Learning to Reach Agreement in a Continuous Ultimatum Game
It is well-known that acting in an individually rational manner, according to the principles of classical game theory, may lead to sub-optimal solutions in a class of problems nam...
Steven de Jong, Simon Uyttendaele, Karl Tuyls
CSCW
2008
ACM
13 years 6 months ago
Linguistic mimicry and trust in text-based CMC
This study examines the relationship between linguistic mimicry and trust establishment in a text-chat environment. Twenty-six participant pairs engaged in a social dilemma invest...
Lauren E. Scissors, Alastair J. Gill, Darren Gergl...
ECAL
1999
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
Dynamical Systems Game
The “social dilemma” is a problem inherent in forming and maintaining cooperation among selfish individuals, and is of fundamental importance in the biological and social sci...
Eizo Akiyama, Kunihiko Kaneko
CHI
2000
ACM
13 years 9 months ago
The effect of communication modality on cooperation in online environments
One of the most robust findings in the sociological literature is the positive effect of communication on cooperation and trust. When individuals are able to communicate, cooperat...
Carlos Jensen, Shelly Farnham, Steven M. Drucker, ...
DIGRA
2005
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Addressing social dilemmas and fostering cooperation through computer games
The concept of social dilemmas can be used to understand social situations all around us. I am looking at identity formation to help understand why people make the decisions they ...
Mark Chen