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What is Trolls

Chapter 12
Managing Screen Time in an Online Society
Trolls are a playable race presented in the game.
Published in Chapter:
World of Warcraft: Screen Time and Identity Building
Diego Lourenço Sá Pinto (Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Brazil) and Cláudio Xavier (Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8163-5.ch012
Abstract
World of Warcraft (WoW), a game of the genre MMORPG (massive multiplayer online role playing game), has proven to be a valuable field of study for researchers interested in understanding the functioning of online communities and social relationships in those communities. This chapter seeks, through literature review and interviews conducted within the game itself, from player/researcher immersion, to discuss the relationships of a group of players in a new context of relationship and (in)formation, considering the significant screen time, communication processes, identifications, and identity building.
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Definition, Antecedents, and Outcomes of Successful Virtual Communities
Members who enter virtual communities with the primary objective of stirring up trouble among the established members
Published in Chapter: Definition, Antecedents, and Outcomes of Successful Virtual Communities; From: Encyclopedia of E-Collaboration
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Trolls, Bots, and Whatnots: Deceptive Content, Deception Detection, and Deception Suppression
An internet user engaged in the practice of posting provocative, often deliberately misleading and pointless, comments with the intent of provoking others into a conflict and/or meaningless discussion. There are paid trolls (see also opinion manipulations trolls) and non-paid trolls (mostly hooligans).
Published in Chapter: Trolls, Bots, and Whatnots: Deceptive Content, Deception Detection, and Deception Suppression; From: Handbook of Research on Deception, Fake News, and Misinformation Online
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