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Journal article
Gender Bias in a Virtual World
WSU McNair Journal, pp.81-89
Autumn 2005
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/17
Abstract
The purpose of my research is to examine gender bias behaviors in the online game EverQuest. Prior studies have found gender bias in chat room forums and differences in the sale price of male and female characters on E-bay. It is thought that peoples’ perceptions in the real world are brought into the game which influences the way characters are chosen for group participation, depending on their gender and/or perceived power level within the game. This study uses field observations to detail actual player behavior in deciding who would be able join their group.
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- Title
- Gender Bias in a Virtual World
- Creators
- Ericka D. Morales (Author)
- Contributors
- John Q. Patton (Other)
- Publication Details
- WSU McNair Journal, pp.81-89
- Academic Unit
- McNair Journal
- Publisher
- Washington State University. Graduate School. McNair Program.
- Identifiers
- 99900502764601842
- Copyright
- In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article