International Journal of Web Based Communities (IJWBC)

International Journal of Web Based Communities

2011 Vol.7 No.2

Special Issue on Building Community in Virtual Worlds

Guest Editors: Dr. Stephen Bronack, Dr. Amelia Cheney and Dr. Piet Kommers

Editorial

Pages Title and author(s)
157-173Binding the pair: making a historical case for avicentric self-expression within 3D virtual communities
Steve DiPaola, Jeremy Turner, Penny Leong Browne
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2011.039508
174-188Experience design for communities in virtual worlds: come for the attraction, stay for the interaction
Thomas Kohler, Kurt Matzler, Katja Hutter, Robin Thiemann, Johann Fuller
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2011.039509
189-205Virtual worlds: an environment for cultural sensitivity education in the health sciences
Alex Ivan Games, Eric B. Bauman
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2011.039510
206-217Building community in 21st century graduate classes through synchronous online research presentations: a case for three-dimensional learning environments
Len Annetta
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2011.039511
218-233Skipping Pong and moving straight to World of Warcraft: the challenge of research with complex games used for learning
Scott J. Warren, Greg Jones, Amy Trombley
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2011.039512
234-249Interaction in web-based communities: a case study of Last.fm
Peter Mechant, Tom Evens
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2011.039513