From 3D space to third place: The social life of small virtual spaces

Human Organization

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 230-240

  Moore, Robert ^a   Hankinson Gathman, E ^b   Ducheneaut, Nicolas ^c  

^a Multiverse Network

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Sociability; Third place; Virtual world

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; INTERNET; PUBLIC SPACE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 85036846928     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.68.2.q673k16185u68v15     Document Type: Article

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