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Questing for Knowledge—Virtual Worlds as Dynamic Processes of Social Interaction

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Avatars at Work and Play

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  1. Arts and Communication, Malmö University, SE-205 06, Malmö, Sweden

    Mikael Jakobsson

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  1. Oxford University, Oxford, UK

    Ralph Schroeder

  2. Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Ann-Sofie Axelsson

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Jakobsson, M. (2006). Questing for Knowledge—Virtual Worlds as Dynamic Processes of Social Interaction. In: Schroeder, R., Axelsson, AS. (eds) Avatars at Work and Play. Computer Supported Cooperative Work, vol 34. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3898-4_10

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