Lella, you may want to check out the work by two early researchers of social interaction in MUDs and MOOs: Diane Schiavo and Sonja Utz. Examples: Schiano, D. J. (1997). Convergent methodologies in cyber-psychology: A case study. BEHAVIOR RESEARCH METHODS INSTRUMENTS & COMPUTERS, 29 (2), 270-273. Utz, S. (2000). Social information processing in MUDs: The development of friendships in virtual worlds. JOURNAL OF ONLINE BEHAVIOR, 1 (1). http://www.behavior.net/JOB/v1n1/utz.html Utz, S. (2002). Forms of research in MUDs. In B. Batinic, U.-D. Reips & M. Bosnjak (Hrsg.), Online Social Sciences (pp. 275 - 289). Göttingen: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers. Utz, S. (2003). Social identification and interpersonal attraction in MUDs. SWISS JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 62 (2), 91-101. Best, --u At 11:51 Uhr +0200 29.9.2005, Antonella Mascio wrote:
Dear all,
I'm starting to study the role palying in MUDs. Do you know if there are some interesting MUDs to visit? And do you know if there are some studies on this topic?
thank you very much lella
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