On Female and Male Avatars: Data from a Web-Based Flirting Community
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We present data collected from launches of a web-based, multi-user, avatar-centered flirting and dating community, the Flirtboat, in three different countries (UK, Austria and Croatia). We discuss user activity and persistence to the system relative to avatar gender. We cross-classify avatar gender with avatar age, and gender with personality. Moreover we address user preferences for the looks of their avatars.
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