DALLAS MORNING NEWS – Apr 2 – Few players go into online games such as "Words With Friends" looking for love. But the ability to "chat" within the contests can spur flirtations much like those in any other setting. While online dating sites let potential couples pre-gauge compatibility, online gaming, with its fictitious user names, lacks that initial openness. "Gaming contexts involve more anonymity and fantasy than online dating sites, which have pressures for honesty and accuracy in self-presentation," said communications professor Jennifer Gibbs of Rutgers University, who has studied the phenomenon. Courtships, then, proceed cautiously.
by Marc Ramirez
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One of the Courtland Brooks team members met his bride on World of Warcraft.
One of the Courtland Brooks team members met his bride on World of Warcraft.