Understanding social interaction in world of warcraft

Vivian Hsueh Hua Chen; Henry Been Lirn Duh

doi:10.1145/1255047.1255052

Understanding social interaction in world of warcraft

Vivian Hsueh Hua Chen^*, Henry Been Lirn Duh

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Research has argued that social interaction is a primary driving force for gamers to continue to play Massive Multiple Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs). However, one recent study argues that gamers don't really socialize with other players but play alone. Part of the confusion over whether players socialize much and/or enjoy socializing while playing MMORPGs may be due to the lack of a conceptual framework that adequately articulates what is meant by 'social interaction in MMORPGs to understand how users experience interactions within the game. This study utilized ethnography to map out social interaction within the game World of Warcraft. It provides a broad framework of the factors affecting social interaction. The framework developed can be further verified and modified for future research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, ACE 2007
Pages	21-24
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1255047.1255052
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, ACE 2007 - Salzburg, Austria Duration: 13 Jun 2007 → 15 Jun 2007

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Series	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Volume	203

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Conference	4th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, ACE 2007
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Salzburg
Period	13/06/07 → 15/06/07

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Funding Information:
This research was supported by NIH grants CA121044 (K.P.L.), T32CA085183 (A.U.), CA127910 , CA192844 (L.H.B.), and AI100157 (S.H.O.).

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Chen, VHH & Duh, HBL 2007, Understanding social interaction in world of warcraft. in Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, ACE 2007. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, vol. 203, pp. 21-24, 4th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, ACE 2007, Salzburg, Austria, 13/06/07. https://doi.org/10.1145/1255047.1255052

Understanding social interaction in world of warcraft. / Chen, Vivian Hsueh Hua; Duh, Henry Been Lirn.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, ACE 2007. 2007. p. 21-24 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Vol. 203).

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