Deception in cyberspace: A comparison of text-only vs. avatar-supported medium

• Main Authors: GALANXHI, Holtjona, NAH, Fiona Fui-hoon
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2007
• Subjects: Avatars; Online synchronous communication; Deception; State anxiety; Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9898; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/10898/viewcontent/Deception_Cyberspace_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The use of anthropomorphic avatars provides Internet users the opportunity and freedom to manipulate their identity. As cyberspace becomes a haven for deceptive behavior, human–computer interaction research will need to be carried out to study and understand these deceptive behaviors. The objective...