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SNAG: social networking games to facilitate interaction

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Eve M. Powell,

Samantha Finkelstein,

Teresa DahlbergAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '10: CHI '10 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1753846.1754134

Published: 10 April 2010 Publication History

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Because professional relationships and a sense of community are so important for career mobility and satisfaction, it is important to foster and support these relationships early. However, research has shown that women and underrepresented minorities approach these relationships differently and may need help to develop networking skills. To combat both of these problems, we present SNAG, (Social Networking and Games), a suite of mobile and Internet games to facilitate social networking within a professional community. We present Snag'em, a game that helps conference attendees build meet one another and track their new contacts.

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April 2010

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ISBN:9781605589305

DOI:10.1145/1753846

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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Vienna University of Technology
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Carnegie Mellon University
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Georgia Tech
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University of Nottingham

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