Sharing tips with strangers: Exploiting gift culture in computer gaming

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 560-570

  Sun, Chuen Tsai ^a   Lin, Holin ^b   Ho, Chheng Ng ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; CULTURAL FACTOR; GAME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOTIVATION; ONLINE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; ROLE PLAYING; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISIBILITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; REINFORCEMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; COMMUNICATION; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT, SOCIAL; ROLE PLAYING; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TAIWAN; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 33947623068     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.560     Document Type: Review

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