The Sopranos meets Everquest - social networking in massively multiuser networking games Export

@misc{citeulike:821697, abstract = {This article explores the ways social interaction plays an integral role in the game EverQuest. Through our research we argue that social networks form a powerful component of the gameplay and the gaming experience, one that must be seriously considered to understand the nature of massively multiplayer online games. We discuss the discrepancy between how the game is portrayed and how it is actually played. By examining the role of social networks and interactions we seek to explore how the...}, author = {Jakobsson, M. and Taylor, T.}, citeulike-article-id = {821697}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.15.220}, keywords = {community, i\_own\_it, mmo, social, status}, posted-at = {2006-08-30 03:51:20}, priority = {4}, title = {The Sopranos meets Everquest - social networking in massively multiuser networking games}, url = {http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.15.220} }

TY - GEN ID - citeulike:821697 L3 - citeulike-article-id:821697 N2 - This article explores the ways social interaction plays an integral role in the game EverQuest. Through our research we argue that social networks form a powerful component of the gameplay and the gaming experience, one that must be seriously considered to understand the nature of massively multiplayer online games. We discuss the discrepancy between how the game is portrayed and how it is actually played. By examining the role of social networks and interactions we seek to explore how the... TI - The Sopranos meets Everquest - social networking in massively multiuser networking games KW - community KW - i_own_it KW - mmo KW - social KW - status AU - Jakobsson, M AU - Taylor, T UR - http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.15.220 ER -