Empirical Studies on the Role of Matchmaking in Mobile Esports Player Engagement

Ćwil, Małgorzata; Wardaszko, Marcin; Dąbrowski, Kajetan

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“…An important consideration of both the rise of casual games and the fewer hours played on such games is how that affects the profitability of games (Consalvo & Paul, 2019) and shifts them from “premium” to “freemium” (Shaw & Chess, 2016). Furthermore, women have been visually present in the growing eSport and mobile gaming community (Ćwil et al, 2019). What is interesting is the fact that the majority of avatars in the games are aggressive men, whereas female characters are hyper-sexualized in many games (Dill & Thill, 2007).…”

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Cross-Cultural Analysis of Gamer Identity: A Comparison of the United States and Poland

Ćwil

Howe

2020

Simulation & Gaming

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Who is a gamer? What kind of people are perceived to be gamers? And finally – who perceives themselves as a gamer? In this article the authors attempt to answer these three questions from a multinational perspective. Background. Games are nowadays one of the most frequently encountered forms of entertainment and constitute an ever-increasing part of many people’s day-to-day lives. With the rising popularity of video games, there is a need to conduct a research concerning gamer identity and to find out who perceives themselves as a gamer. The aim of this study is to compare the results of the survey conducted in two different countries to better understand the characteristics of players that self-identified as gamers. Methods. The quantitative study was conducted in two countries – Poland and the United States – in order to research gamer identity. The questionnaire consisted of questions about the self-identification as a gamer, time spent playing video games, types of games played, and the platforms used. It was conducted among 223 students who play video games. Results. The results show that there are both similarities and differences in the meaning of gamer identity between Poland and the United States. People who consider themselves gamers generally spend more time playing games than non-gamers regardless of the country. However, some differences can be spotted between Poland and the U.S. concerning among others types of games played, used platforms or different styles of playing video games. Limitations and further research. The main problem in the study was the limited age range in the sample. In the future it seems valuable to include people of different age groups to broaden the study of self-identified gamer identity.

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Cross-Cultural Analysis of Gamer Identity: A Comparison of the United States and Poland

Ćwil

Howe

2020

Simulation & Gaming

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“…Engagement is defined as the probability that the player will keep playing in the same game session and the near future, e.g., for one week [22]. Matchmaking is a really important factor influencing the level of engagement and the study concerning this subject has been already conducted by the authors [23]. At the same time, the more players are engaged, the more interesting is the gameplay.…”

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Analysis of Matchmaking Optimization Systems Potential in Mobile eSports

Wardaszko

Ćwil

Dąbrowski³

2019

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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Matchmaking systems are one of the core features of experience in online gaming. Matchmaking systems influence player satisfaction, engagement, and churn risk. The paper looks into the current state of the theoretical and practical implementation of such systems in the mobile gaming industry. We propose a basic classification of matchmaking systems into random and quasi-random, skill-based, role-based, technical factor-based, and engagement based. We also offer an analysis of matchmaking systems in 16 leading mobile eSport games. The dominant industry solution is skill and rank based systems with a different level of skill depth measurement. In the further part of the paper, we present a theoretical model of engagement and a time-optimized model.

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Definitions of Esports: A Systematic Review and Thematic Analysis

O'Donnell

Horton

Türkay

et al. 2022

Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact.

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The esports market has been growing exponentially has been growing exponentially with much interest from industry and academia. Perhaps because of this growth, there is a lack of agreement on what esports actually encompasses. We conducted a systematic review of 461 peer reviewed, full papers that provide a definition of esports. Findings highlighted the growth of the esports field across different domains, and increasing global interest in esports, but a lack of consensus regarding definition of the term. Through thematic analysis we identified nine dimensions across esports definitions. We critically assess these dimensions in terms of their representativeness and utility in describing the multifaceted nature of esports. Our work may help create a shared understanding of what esports is- and is not-capturing a diversity of experiences within organized competitive gaming and supporting continued research growth in this increasingly important domain.

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Empirical Studies on the Role of Matchmaking in Mobile Esports Player Engagement

Cited by 3 publications

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Cross-Cultural Analysis of Gamer Identity: A Comparison of the United States and Poland

Cross-Cultural Analysis of Gamer Identity: A Comparison of the United States and Poland

Analysis of Matchmaking Optimization Systems Potential in Mobile eSports

Definitions of Esports: A Systematic Review and Thematic Analysis

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