Title :
An Integrated Framework for Avatar Data Collection from the Virtual World
Author :
Zhang, Yulei ; Yu, Ximing ; Dang, Yan ; Chen, Hsinchun
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
Abstract :
To mine the rich social media data produced in virtual worlds, an integrated framework combines bot- and spider-based approaches to collect avatar behavioral and profile data.
Keywords :
avatars; avatar behavioral; avatar data collection; integrated framework; profile data; social media data; spider based approaches; virtual world; Avatars; Internet; Memory management; Search engines; Second Life; Servers; Turning; Second Life; avatar activity; avatar profile; data collection; gender differences; virtual worlds;
Journal_Title :
Intelligent Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIS.2010.138
