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Seasonal Fluctuations in Playing Time (17)
The Gamer Habitat (18)
Prior Gaming Experiences (9)
Playing with Someone (Part 2) (13)
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In Their Own Words (5)
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The Demographics of Guilds (26)
Social Architectures in MMOs (22)
Status Reversal (29)
Seriosity/IBM Report on the Future of Leadership (3)
Dealing with Dilemmas (13)
Does Horde PWN Alliance in PvP? A Baker's Dozen of Possible Reasons (64)
The Origin of Guild Leaders (27)
Life as a Guild Leader (47)
Being a Leader (7)
The High-End Game (75)
The Demographics of Groups and Group Leadership (5)
The Demographics of Guild Membership (13)
Essays
The Unbearable Likeness of Being (5)
Social Architectures in MMOs (22)
Dissertation - The Proteus Effect (13)
The Labor of Fun (10)
A New Disorder is Born (44)
Yi-Shan-Guan (117)
Types vs. Components (1)
Applying Psychology to MMORPGs: Automatic Mimicry (4)
The Blurring of Work and Play (9)
Games, Life, and The Pursuit of Happiness (11)
A New Game Model: Bots, Nurturance and Solving the Grind (24)
The Seduction of Achievement in MMORPGs (37)
Imagining Future Worlds (14)
Virtual "Achievements"? (19)
Inside Out (1)
Engineering Relationships (23)
Meta-Character
The Character Creation Process (8)
Preferred Class Type (38)
Characters and "Main Character" (14)
Pets (3)
Our Virtual Bodies, Ourselves? (28)
The Demographics of Game Choices (30)
WoW Gender-Bending (208)
WoW Character Race Demographics (20)
WoW Character Class Demographics (53)
WoW Alliance vs. Horde (261)
Who Wants To Be a Jack-of-all-Trades? (12)
Resource/Manufacturing/Combat Classes (2)
Through The Looking-Glass (16)
The Demographics of Gender-Bending (89)
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Identity Projection (13)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (31)
Game Mechanics
A New Game Model: Bots, Nurturance and Solving the Grind (24)
Engineering Relationships (23)
Relationships
Role Reversals (2)
Keeping in Touch (3)
Making Friends (9)
The "Impossible" Romance (33)
Love is in the Air (40)
Playing with Someone (Part 2) (13)
Playing With Someone (21)
Are MMORPG Relationships Meaningless? (7)
Inside Out (1)
My Best Friend (15)
WoW Data
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WoW Gender-Bending (208)
WoW Character Race Demographics (20)
WoW Character Class Demographics (53)
WoW Alliance vs. Horde (261)
WoW Basic Demographics (47)
Meta-Game
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What do Players Want to See in MMOs? (34)
Kids and MMOs (9)
Crafting and Trading (9)
Most Memorable Experience (13)
Player Life-Cycle (29)
Seriosity/IBM Report on the Future of Leadership (3)
Likelihood of Quitting (13)
Number of Active Subscriptions (4)
Time Spent in the Meta-Game (15)
VoIP Usage (13)
Fun and Fatigue (7)
Prior Gaming Experiences (9)
Buying Gold (65)
Playing Together (13)
Police State (18)
The Blurring of Work and Play (9)
Player Fatigue (12)
Ranking Motivations (8)
Games, Life, and The Pursuit of Happiness (11)
Sharing Contact Info (13)
Occupational Preferences (5)
Appeal of Genres and Implementations (7)
Appeal of Game Elements (16)
The Demographics of Quitting (27)
Player polls on 3 issues (7)
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Why We Quit (39)
Players Who Have Quit (9)
How Much Would You Sell Your Account For? (43)
Will You Switch To A New Game? (17)
Most Important Aspect Of Game (5)
Growth / Transfer
On Therapy and Dependency (10)
Role Reversals (2)
Learning Life Lessons (7)
Communication / Relationship Skills (9)
Learning Leadership Skills (15)
Narratives
Most Memorable Experience (13)
Player Life-Cycle (29)
In Their Own Words (5)
The Problems of Loot (18)
Playing Together (13)
The High-End Game (75)
In Their Own Words: The Immersion Component (1)
In Their Own Words: The Social Component (1)
In Their Own Words: The Achievement Component (2)
Elves, Ogres and Drama Queens: Stories of Digital Intrigue and Drama (9)
Dragon Slaying 102: Unsung Heroes (2)
Dragon Slaying 101: Understanding The Complexity of Raids (6)
Why Do You Play? (3)
Are MMORPG Relationships Meaningless? (7)
Frustration and Agony in MMORPGs (17)
Therapeutic Spaces (10)
Romances That Began In A Far-Away Land (7)
An Ethnography of MMORPG Weddings (22)
The Rise and Fall of Guilds (28)
Why We Quit (39)
Honor, Loyalty and Altruism (17)
Interactive
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Motivations Assessment (29)
Assessment: Motivation Factors (Facets) (8)
Browse Respondent Narratives (0)
Psychology
On Therapy and Dependency (10)
Primary Motivations (14)
Through the Looking Glass (7)
Superstitions (55)
A New Disorder is Born (44)
Problematic Usage (29)
In Their Own Words: The Immersion Component (1)
In Their Own Words: The Social Component (1)
In Their Own Words: The Achievement Component (2)
Motivations: The Bigger Picture (5)
A Model of Player Motivations (15)
Faces of Grief (19)
Four Boxes (12)
Revised Motivations Framework (3)
Applying Psychology to MMORPGs: Automatic Mimicry (4)
It's A Matter of Perspective (21)
Achievement and Frustration in MMORPGs (4)
The Seduction of Achievement in MMORPGs (37)
The Demographics of Motivations (0)
Through The Looking-Glass (16)
Revised Player Motivation Factors (0)
Therapeutic Spaces (10)
MMORPGs - A Love-Hate Relationship (4)
Player Personality Profiles (15)
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Faces of Role-Playing (27)
The Demographics of Role-Playing (3)
Introduction to the Role-Playing Series (15)
Engineering Altruism (11)
Frustration and Agony in MMORPGs (17)
Virtual "Achievements"? (19)
Romances That Began In A Far-Away Land (7)
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