Avatar creation in virtual worlds: Behaviors and motivations

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 213-218

  Lin, Hsin ^a   Wang, Hua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Avatar creation; Behavior; Motivation; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

AVATAR CREATION; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS; CONTEXTUAL ADAPTATIONS; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NAVIGATION; VIRTUAL EXPLORATION; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84896853311     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

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