Game affordance, gamer orientation, and in‐game purchases: A hedonic–instrumental framework

Wang, Le; Sun, Yongqiang; Luo, Xin

doi:10.1111/isj.12384

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“…In this issue of the ISJ, we present five papers. In the first paper, Wang et al (2022) explore the underlying motivations of in-game item consumption in free-to-play games. They first identify two primary gamer orientations and four typical technological affordances that are highly relevant to the competitive nature of free-to-play MOBA games.…”

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Davison

2022

Information Systems Journal

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The ISJ has a long and distinguished tradition of publishing special issues. These date back to the earliest volumes of the journal in the 1990s and cover a wide variety of different topics, including eGovernment, critical theory, digital business models, the dark side of IS, power and IS, open systems, indigenous theory and social inclusion. 1 We receive numerous proposals for special issues each year. Of these, we accept only a small number. In this editorial, I outline what makes for a suitable special issue proposal, and also indicate some policy issues.

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Davison

2022

Information Systems Journal

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“…2 Games with small sessions such as four-against-four (4V4) or 5V5 matches, enable thousands of players to fight simultaneously on the shared server, often allowing for a classification as MMOG. 3 Players' play frequency and play performance are two salient game participation results in MMOGs (Hamari et al, 2020;Wang, Sun, & Luo, 2022). Play frequency, as the indicator of the quantity of player participation, reflects the retention rate of the game (Chang et al, 2014).…”

Section: Mobile Massively Multiplayer Online Games Playmentioning

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“…Players who experience low-gameplay quality because of poor game skills, distraction during playing the game, and lack of cooperation between teammates, which leads to poor game performance. To achieve better performance and higher ranks, players are willing to purchase in-game items (Wang, Sun, & Luo, 2022), choose strong-tie teammates to coordinate (Donaldson, 2017), and improve game skills (Badrinarayanan et al, 2015) to gain competitive advantage. Play performance hence is closely linked with players' money consumption, time allocation, and emotional commitment to the game.…”

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“…Shared vision refers to the collective goals and aspirations among a squad of SNS friends to win a battle (Lin et al, 2010). As MMOG is a highly competitive game genre (Badrinarayanan et al, 2015), players enjoy the process of winning the combat (Wang, Sun, & Luo, 2022). Winning the battle, gaining extra credits, and levelling up game ranks are important pursuits for MMOG players.…”

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“…On the one hand, a player playing the game frequently indicates her/her loyalty and stickiness to the game. On the other hand, 'playing to win' has been regarded as a primary orientation for players to play MMOGs (Wang, Sun, & Luo, 2022). With the intensively competitive nature of the MMOG game type, it is vital for players to achieve better performance and higher ranks in the virtual game world.…”

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The impact of social network embeddedness on mobile massively multiplayer online games play

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Ali

2023

Information Systems Journal

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Social factors play a critical role in motivating player participation and commitment to online multiplayer games. Many popular mobile massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) adopt social network embeddedness (SNE) functions to optimise players' social play experience. SNE changes the traditional pattern of MMOG social play by porting acquaintance relationships (e.g., Facebook friends) from social networking sites to the virtual game world. However, little understanding exists on how SNE impacts mobile MMOG players' game participation results such as play performance and play frequency. Drawing on the affordance framework and social capital literature, this research proposes a theoretical model that integrates the factors of SNE technology affordance (identity transparency and information transparency), players' social experience (social interaction, social support, shared vision, and social pressure), plus affordance effects (play performance and play frequency). The model was validated through a longitudinal field study, in which both subjective and objective data were collected from Game for Peace players. Our findings indicate that identity transparency and information transparency positively correlate with social interaction, social support, shared vision, and social pressure, which, taken together, significantly affect play frequency. The results also show that social interaction and shared vision positively impact players' play performance. The study enhances the theoretical understanding of social relationships in players' game participation results from the SNE aspect. Finally, we lend insights on how game operators can improve player game experience and stickiness.

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A dualistic approach to harmonious and obsessive passion: The impact of game mechanics on mobile gaming engagement

Park,

Yap

2024

Electron Commer Res

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Current gaming literature lacks empirical evidence on the influence of game design elements and the process through which game engagement can transition into addictive behaviors. Drawing upon the dual theory of passion, this research explores how game design mechanics shape the dualistic experience of passion (i.e., harmonious versus obsessive passion) in mobile gaming consumption. Our netnographic study involved a 2-year participatory observation of an online mobile game community named Empires and Puzzles, culminating in 10,927 posts and nine relevant forum topics. Seven interviews with game developers were also conducted. Our findings reveal that specific mobile game mechanics, namely farming, loot boxing, and raiding, influence the transition from harmonious passion (HP) to obsessive passion (OP) through a pathway characterized by pre-occupying, whilst the recovery mechanism that facilitates the transition from OP back to HP include alleviating. Such findings foreground the theoretical importance of moving beyond a static perspective of gaming engagement. This study contributes to information system literature by developing an empirically grounded framework for understanding the mechanisms underlying the influence of game design on the dualistic nature of mobile gaming passion. Persistent public criticism and government skepticism can impede game businesses. Our insights have the potential to generate positive social impacts by promoting responsible game design to alleviate resistance and skepticism.

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Game affordance, gamer orientation, and in‐game purchases: A hedonic–instrumental framework

Abstract: Despite extensive research on user behaviours in free-to-play games, what motivates users to purchase in-game items is still not well understood. We classify game affordances, gamer orientations, and in-game items into two dimensions according to

Cited by 28 publications

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