Meaningful real-life relationships in massively multiplayer online roleplaying games

Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games are extremely popular with millions and millions of players spending large portions of their free time in these virtual environments. Still the social value and the meaningfulness of the relationships formed within them are questioned by most non-gamers...

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Main Author: Mansikkamäki, E. (Eetu)
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Oulu 2014
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Online Access:http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201412022038
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:fi:oulu-201412022038