Essays about: "computer-mediated interaction"

Showing result 16 - 19 of 19 essays containing the words computer-mediated interaction.

1. 16. Avatar Body Language : Supporting Emotive Communication in Virtual Environments

   University essay from Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Jakob Bandelin; [2010]
   Keywords : interaction design; avatars; body language; communication; virtual environments; MMORPG; gestures; game design; computer mediated communication;

   Abstract : This thesis tells the story of a design case creating an user interface for a MMORPG where the player are able control the body language of the avatar. By this the game can achieve a gameplay about drama and strong characterization. READ MORE

3. 17. The Social Structure of Massive Multiplayer Online Communities : Investigating the social network of a World of Warcraft guild

   University essay from Sociologiska institutionen; Stockholms universitet

   Author : Einar Stensson; [2009]
   Keywords : MMO Communities; Social Network Analysis; World of Warcraft; Guilds; Social Media; Computer Mediated Communication; Social Relations;

   Abstract : The growing role of communication using computers in people’s everyday lives is reflected by the debates about massive multiplayer online role playing games (MMOs) like World of Warcraft and the Internet as a whole. While people may be driven by the same psychological drives that have spurred interaction between people in the past, this interaction is increasingly facilitated with the use of computer mediated communication (CMC). READ MORE

4. 18. IrRelevant and Chaotic or Indeed Relatively Cooperative? : A Gricean comparison of chatroom and face-to-face interaction

   University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

   Author : Elisabeth Hals; [2006]
   Keywords : Computer-mediated communication; cooperative principle; face-to-face conversation; Grice; IRC; maxims of conversation; relevance;

   Abstract : Chatroom conversations often elicit an initial impression of chaos. This is probably chiefly due to disrupted adjacency sequences, but also a result of the language being rich in non-standard linguistic forms and grammar. READ MORE

5. 19. Electronic discourse : on speech and writing on the Internet

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   Author : Ewa Jonsson; [1998]
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   Abstract : The advancement of computer-mediated language towards the rapidity and nature of spoken language raises the question whether electronic communication is written or oral discourse. This essay focuses on how electronic discourse is manifested in two major communication modes on the Internet - asynchronous and synchronous typing - and how it relates to traditional notions of written and oral discourse. READ MORE