Communication in multiplayer gaming: Examining player responses to gender cues

New Media and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 541-556

  Kuznekoff, Jeffrey H ^a   Rose, Lindsey M ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; gender voice; multiplayer gaming; real time voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878209863     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444812458271     Document Type: Article

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