The presentation of avatars in second life: Self and interaction in social virtual spaces

Symbolic Interaction

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 501-525

  Gottschalk, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Hypermodern self; Second Life; Symbolic interaction; Virtual

Indexed keywords

EID: 78449265968     PISSN: 01956086     EISSN: 15338665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/si.2010.33.4.501     Document Type: Article

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