@inbook{cd83b97966994afe92286dd8f4a052ec,
title = "Exploring mischief and mayhem in social computing or: How we learned to stop worrying and love the trolls",
abstract = "In this paper, we explore the role of mischief as borderline socially acceptable behaviour within social computing applications. Mischievous activity pushes the boundaries of the implicit social contract present in all online social systems, and, we argue, is of vital importance understanding online social interactions. Using examples from games and other applications, we explore mischief as an act of appropriation, which reinterprets mechanics defined by developers in unexpected and sometimes upsetting ways. Although frequently interpreted as negative and anti-social behaviour, we argue that mischief serves a vital social role, and find surprising richness in the chaos.",
keywords = "appropriation, games, mischief, social architecture, social computing, social design",
author = "Ben Kirman and Conor Lineham and Shaun Lawson",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1145/2212776.2212790",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781450310161",
series = "Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings",
pages = "121--130",
booktitle = "Extended Abstracts - The 30th ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2012",
note = "30th ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2012 ; Conference date: 05-05-2012 Through 10-05-2012",
}