G'day ! Deanya Lattimore wrote:
has anyone done any research on the habbo.com phenomenon or others like it? It is a "safe site" for kids 13-18 years old where they create avatar characters and rooms for them, play games and chat.
We published an article about Habbo Hotel in the 'order' issue of M/C Journal recently - http://journal.media-culture.org.au/0501/index.php. The author, Mark McGuire, might have some additional information about research relating to Habbo... -- Dr Axel Bruns a.bruns@qut.edu.au - http://snurb.info/ Media & Communication Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove, Qld. 4059, Australia Creative Industries Faculty Z2-202, CIP - (07) 3864 5548 Queensland University of Technology CRICOS No.: 00213J