Psychological needs and virtual worlds: Case Second Life

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 787-800

  Partala, Timo ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Psychological needs; Second Life; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIVES; ONLINE SURVEYS; PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS; SECOND LIFE; SOCIAL NORM; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; MOTIVATION;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 79960894039     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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