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| Abstract. This chapter describes the findings of ethnographical research which elaborates and analyses the interaction forms of a contemporary multi-player game. The motivation for the research originates from the issue that the lack of intuitive and non-intrusive interaction cues is one of the distinctive features separating shared virtual environment settings from face-to-face encounters. The analysis of the interaction forms in a multi-player game session indicates that the participants of collaborative virtual environment can use various forms of nonverbal communication and perceivable actions to enhance the social presence. However, players tend to communicate outside the game system and they try to overcome the limitations of the systems by inventing various imaginative ways to communicate, co-ordinate and co-operate. This indicates that there is a need | |||||||||||||
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