Virtual Communities and Collaboration (VCC)

Capitalizing on Viewer Attention: Unraveling the Impact of Attention-Grabbing Stimuli in Visual Social Media Content

Yijing Li, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Fei Liu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Kai Lim, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Digital Inclusion: Can Platform Affordances Mitigate Online Harassment?

Eujean Byun, UC Merced
Lisa Yeo, UC Merced
Marie Yeh, Loyola University Maryland

Exploring Community Dynamics and Contributions to Toxicity in Online Mental Health Groups

Ezgi Akar, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Help me help you? Exploring Unintended Consequence of Recognition on Reciprocity in Q&A Community

Bo Wen, Northern Arizona University
Anqi Xu, Bentley University
Mandy Dang, Northern Arizona University

Online Video Game Laundering: A Bayesian Trial

James Higgs, The University of Tulsa
Stephen V. Flowerday, University of Tulsa

Pathways to an immersive virtual world: Unpacking the role of Avatar customization in Metaverse Gaming

Shixuan Fu, University of Science and Technology Beijing
Yishu Zhang, University of Science and Technology Beijing
Zhichao Guan, University of Science and Technology Beijing

Stack Overflow Users Responses to Toxicity: An Exploratory Study

Munsif Sokiyna, The University of Alabama
Anne Herfurth, The University of Alabama
Pratyush Sharma, The University of Alabama

Temporal Constraints and Exclusivity: Exploring Consumer Behaviors in Freemium Gaming Models

Samir Ashraf Mahmud, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Indika Dissanayake, The University Of North Carolina At Greensboro

Understanding Users' Response to Chatbots from the Perspective of Interactive Ritual Chain

Xusen Cheng, Renmin University of China
Yijun Yan, Renmin University of China
Alex Zarifis, University of Southampton

Unveiling Virtual Worlds: Visualizing the Influence of Embodied Social Presence

Ghazal Abdolhossein khani, Oklahoma State University
Caleb Krieger, Oklahoma State University
Andy Luse, Oklahoma State University

When Avatars Matter: Leveraging Avatar-mediated Interactions to Enable Creative Performance in Videoconferencing

Xiaojiang Zheng, University of Science & Technology Beijing
Shixuan Fu, University of Science and Technology Beijing
Jianhua Yu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University