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Worlds at Play: Space and Player Experience in Fantasy Computer Games

open access: yesNordicom Review, 2020
The relationship between the fantasy genre and the medium of computer games has always been a very tight-knit one. The present article explores the close connection between fantasy and computer games through different media, arguing that the fantasy ...
Toft-Nielsen Claus
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The Basic Principles of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games in Relation to Philosophy

open access: yesLittera Scripta, 2018
The aim of this article is to uncover the relationships between philosophy and Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games (hereinafter MMORPG) and their discussion fora; i.e.
Petr Sádlo
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The Impact of Videogame Elements in MMORPG on Consumer Retention

open access: yesOrganizacijų Vadyba: Sisteminiai Tyrimai
In the modern world, the video game industry has become an integral part of entertainment and is becoming increasingly popular and large-scale. By competently developing a strategy for creating a game and highlighting priorities, companies may be able to
Divieiev Mykyta   +1 more
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Understanding Team Collaboration in MMOGs: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Mapping

open access: yesComputers
In massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs), complex social environments exist in which cooperation is central not only to playing the game but also to experiencing it as an individual player.
Xiaoxue Gong   +7 more
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Issues in the study of virtual world social movements [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Virtual worlds are online three-dimensional worlds that are often constructed to look much like the real world. As more people begin to use these virtual worlds, virtual communities are emerging enabling various social activities and social interactions ...
Gardner, L, Mckenna, Brad, Myers, M
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A Reusable Component for Communication and Data Synchronization in Mobile Distributed Interactive Applications

open access: yes, 2010
In Distributed Interactive Applications (DIA) such as multiplayer games, where many participants are involved in a same game session and communicate through a network, they may have an inconsistent view of the virtual world because of the communication ...
Abdul Malik Khan   +5 more
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Network Traffic Characteristics and Analysis in Recent Mobile Games

open access: yesApplied Sciences
The landscape of mobile gaming has evolved significantly over the years, with profound changes in network reliability and traffic patterns. In the early 2010s, mobile games faced challenges due to unreliable networks and primarily featured asynchronous ...
Daekyeong Moon
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RPGs to enhance the second language acquisition of both Mandarin and English [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Research Question: “To what degree can it be evidenced that interactive role playing games enhance the mutual second language acquisition of both Mandarin and English?”♦ Small scale side project to ascertain avatar interaction preferences based on ...
Dempster, Euan W., Harbord, Charly
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What Do Deep Statistical Analysis on Gaming Motivation and Game Characteristics Clusters Reveal about Targeting Demographics when Designing Gamified Contents? [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 2015
This paper presents the comprehensive results of the study of a cohort of college graduate and undergraduate students who participated in playing a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) as a gameplay rich with social interaction as well
Alireza Tavakkoli   +2 more
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An Integrated Model of Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, and Game Playability in Enhancing Team Effectiveness in MMOGs

open access: yesJournal of ICT Research and Applications
Massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) are becoming more and more significant places for people to work together online. Researchers still do not know much about how individual traits affect how teams work together in games.
Xiaoxue Gong   +4 more
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