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From: "Nick Yee" <contact@nickyee.com>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:30:21 -0600 (CST)
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Organization: Kanga.Nu
Brad King said:
> I've been asked to put together a college course that will both
> familiarize students with the history of virtual worlds and
> illustrate how interpersonal relationships change through
> technology. I thought the best way to teach this course is through
> the history of games -- partly because I co-authored a book on
> this subject (www.dungeonsanddreamers.com) and partly because it's
> through games that we connect with other people.
Inside Out: Do people make friends and fall in love differently in MMOGs?
http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/000523.php
Engineering Relationships: Can we use game mechanics to enhance
trust and social bonds in MMOGs?
http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/000429.php
Are MMORPG Relationships Meaningless: Player Narratives
http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/000632.php
Romances That Began In A Far-Away Land: Player Narratives
http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/000512.php
Walther, J. B. (1996). Computer-Mediated communication:
Impersonal, interpersonal, and hyper-personal interaction.
Communication Research, 23, 1, p 3-43.
"Psychology of The Internet" by Patricia Wallace
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0521797098/ref=lpr_g_1/002-2310534-2508015?v=glance&s=books
Nick Yee
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