Regulating anti-social behavior on the Internet: The example of League of Legends

Kou, Yubo; Nardi, Bonnie

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Title

Regulating anti-social behavior on the Internet: The example of League of Legends

Author(s)

• Kou, Yubo
• Nardi, Bonnie

Issue Date

2013-02

Keyword(s)

• Flaming
• Regulation
• Human-computer interaction
• Information systems
• Qualitative research
• Video games
• League of Legends
• Video games--Social aspects

Abstract

"Anti-social behavior, such as flaming in newsgroups and forums, is pervasive and problematic in many online venues. Such behavior breaks established norms and unsettles the well-being and development of online communities. Therefore, regulating anti-social behavior becomes an important issue in online management. In this paper, we examine flaming in the context of an online game, League of Legends. We discuss an effort the game developer, Riot Games, presents to deal with anti-social behavior. The ""Tribunal System"" empowers players to judge misbehavior. We conducted an ethnographic study of the game to explore the reasons for anti-social behavior, and we analyze the development of the Tribunal System."

Publisher

iSchools

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/39981

DOI

https://doi.org/10.9776/13289

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