On place attachments in virtual worlds

World Leisure Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 168-178

  Plunkett, Daniel ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Online interaction; Presence; Virtual places

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992118944     PISSN: 16078055     EISSN: 23334509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/04419057.2011.606825     Document Type: Article

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