Virtually visual: The effects of visual technologies on online identification

Proceedings of DiGRA 2005 Conference: Changing Views - Worlds in Play

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Martin, Jennifer ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Identification; Identity; Immersion; Online interaction; Self; Visuality; World of Warcraft

Indexed keywords

IDENTITY; IMMERSION; ONLINE INTERACTION; SELF; VISUALITY; WORLD OF WARCRAFT;

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); ONLINE SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84873389164     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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