Multi-modal investigations of relationship play in virtual worlds

International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-48

  Kafai, Yasmin B ^a   Fields, Deborah ^b   Searle, Kristin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Adolescents behavior in virtual worlds; Online dating; Tweens; Virtual worlds; Whyville

Indexed keywords

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

ADOLESCENTS; ONLINE DATING; TWEENS; VIRTUAL WORLDS; WHYVILLE;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 78651574885     PISSN: 19423888     EISSN: 19423896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgcms.2010010104     Document Type: Article

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