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Usernames Reveal the Age and Psychology of Game Players (sciencedirect.com)

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-troll-by-any-other-name dept.

limbicsystem writes: Your online name can reveal a lot about you. Researchers from the University of York and Riot Games have shown that information harvested from the usernames of players who signed up to 'League of Legends' can sometime reveal both their ages and how they behave online. And the short story is that both younger players and players with obnoxious names are more likely to exhibit toxic online behavior.

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  1. Re:tee-hee by JustAnotherOldGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, I can probably make a reasonable guess at your age and gender.

    Maybe, but I self-identify as a 16-year old girl with big boobs who is a poly-demi-platonic trans-otherkin.

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