Avatars in social media: Balancing accuracy, playfulness and embodied messages

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 801-811

  Vasalou, Asimina ^a   Joinson, Adam ^a   Bänziger, Tanja ^b   Goldie, Peter ^c   Pitt, Jeremy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avatars; Identity; Self presentation; Social media

Indexed keywords

AVATARS; CUSTOMISATION; IDENTITY; SELF-PRESENTATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL ROLES; SOCIAL RULES; THINKING ALOUD;

EID: 52149111364     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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