Collecting conversations: three approaches to obtaining user-to-user communications data from virtual environments

Authors

  • Mika Lehdonvirta The University of Tokyo
  • Vili Lehdonvirta Helsinki Institute for Information Technology
  • Akira Baba The University of Tokyo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4101/jvwr.v3i3.807

Keywords:

chat log, content analysis, lurking, methodology, online game, research ethics

Abstract

Transcripts of conversations are a valuable research resource in social sciences and can be used to make inferences about subjects

Author Biographies

  • Mika Lehdonvirta, The University of Tokyo
    Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
  • Vili Lehdonvirta, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology
    Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, Aalto University
  • Akira Baba, The University of Tokyo
    Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
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Published

2011-04-10

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2010): The Researcher's Toolbox - Part II

Section

Peer Reviewed Research Papers

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