Regarding their Goal orientation people can be divided into those that strife to enhance their skills (learning goal orientation / LGO) and those that aim to demonstrate their advanced skills (performance-approach goal orientation / PApGO) or hide their inferior skills (performance-avoidance...

Changes in communication technology have allowed for the expansion of data collection modes in survey research. The proliferation of the computer has allowed the creation of web and computer assisted auto-interview data collection modes. Virtual worlds are a new application of computer...

Technology has always introduced changes in the way researchers administer surveys. A new technology known as virtual worlds has now emerged that promises to change data collection once again. Virtual worlds are persistent, online, computer-rendered spaces populated by hundreds, thousands, or...

Die vorliegende Arbeit setzt sich mit dem Gebrauch internetbasierter digitaler Spiele auseinander. Diese sowohl ökonomisch als auch gesellschaftlich und kulturell relevante Form digitaler Spiele erlebt seit einigen Jahren einen Aufschwung in Form von Nutzerzahlen, die allein bei deutschen...