David A Huffaker

Biographic Data

ID127592
NAMEDavid A Huffaker
GIVEN NAMESDavid A
FAMILY NAMEHuffaker
SIGNATUREHUFFAKER D A
AFFILIATIONSNorthwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA,
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS67
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
H-INDEX2

  • Focused on the prize

    Open AccessJing Wang, David A Huffaker et al.ARTICLEFirst Monday2011

    This study is the first large–scale multi–method attempt to empirically examine the characteristics leading to development of expertise in EverQuest II, a popular massively multi–player online role–playing game (MMOs). Benefiting from the unprecedented opportunity of obtaining game log data matched with survey data, the project investigated the relationship between player motivations and in–game behavior, personality characteristics, and demograp…

  • The impact of group attributes on communication activity and shared language in online communities

    Open AccessDavid A Huffaker, David HuffakerARTICLEFirst Monday2011

    This study examines how group size, network density, participation equality and member turnover are related to communication activity and shared language in online communities. It examines the social interactions of sixteen randomly selected discussion groups (33,450 participants and 632,622 messages) covering topics in politics, health, hobbies, and science and technology over a 20-month period. It relies on social network analysis, computationa…

  • The Language of Coalition Formation in Online Multiparty Negotiations

    Open AccessDavid A Huffaker, David Huffaker et al.ARTICLEJournal of Language and Social…2011Cited by: 5References: 22

    The purpose of this study is to examine how language affects coalition formation in multiparty negotiations. The authors relied on communication accommodation theory for theoretical framing and hypothesized that language can help coalition partners reach an agreement when it is used to increase a sense of unity. Findings of an experimental study support this hypothesis, demonstrating that greater linguistic convergence and assent increase agreeme…

  • Seller activity in a virtual marketplace

    Open AccessDavid A Huffaker, David Huffaker et al.ARTICLEFirst Monday2010

    As virtual goods continue to proliferate in online worlds, understanding their production, consumption and distribution remains exciting for scholars, technology companies and policy makers alike. We present a descriptive study of the activities of successful sellers in Second Life, a 3D virtual world that allows users to create their content and even to make money by selling it to other users. We combine user log analysis, network analysis and c…

  • Gender, Identity, and Language Use in Teenage Blogs

    Open AccessDavid A Huffaker, David Huffaker et al.ARTICLEJournal of Computer-Mediated…2006Cited by: 62References: 3

    This study examines issues of online identity and language use among male and female teenagers who created and maintained weblogs, personal journals made publicly accessible on the World Wide Web. Online identity and language use were examined in terms of the disclosure of personal information, sexual identity, emotive features, and semantic themes. Male and female teenagers presented themselves similarly in their blogs, often revealing personal …