On the Research Value of Large Games

Castronova, Edward

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“…Previous literature addressed positive and negative aspects of using the Internet for communication [5], [6] and playing the online games [10], [12]. By focusing on rapidly growing form of Internet applications, this study expands an understanding of underlying meaning structure of online social network game playing.…”

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confidence: 88%

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Exploring the Meaning of College Students' Leisure Activity: Means-end Chain Analysis of Social Network Game Playing

Han¹

2014

International Journal of Contents

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“…Online games are referred to as a type of entertainmentoriented and Internet-based information technology, and provide a tool for understanding collective human phenomena and social dynamics [10]. One type of online gaming genre is the multiplayer game; the so-called Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs).…”

Section: Online Social Network Gamesmentioning

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Exploring the Meaning of College Students' Leisure Activity: Means-end Chain Analysis of Social Network Game Playing

Han¹

2014

International Journal of Contents

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“…MMORPGs represent a tool for gaining insight into collective human phenomena and large-scale social dynamics [3] [4]. Instead of being exclusively socially oriented, MMORPGs can be used as sources of economic data as well, offering a natural environment that supports conducting of behavioural economics experiments [2].…”

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A Social Network Analysis of a Massively Multi-player On-Line Role Playing Game

Schatten

Duric

2015

2015 4th International Conference on Modeling and Simulation (MAS)

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An instance of a massively on-line role playing game called The Mana World is analyzed for its social networks. The gathered data is the result of the first phase of the ModelMMORPG project in which players played a specially designed quest during a controlled experiment. Observations based on the monitored virtual community behaviour and individual elements of interaction are visualised herein and analysed using social network analysis. Insight into the dynamics of the studied virtual society is given along with observations regarding structure of groups and individuals alike. Keywords-virtual community, MMORPG, social network analysis I. INTRODUCTIONThe ModelMMORPG (Large-Scale Multi-Agent Modeling of Massively On-Line Role-Playing Games) project 1 employs a combined empirical and theoretical approach towards finding organizational patterns in gaming behaviour of both humans and artificial agents. From the empirical side, the project studies the human behavior on a number of venues across various gaming servers in order to find most suitable organizational patterns employed by most successful player communities. From the theoretical side, a multitude of organizational architectures from organization theory in various massively multi-player on-line role playing game (MMORPG) settings is tested, and compared with methods found in empirical research. The project is aimed towards enriching the organizational design methods for the development of MMORPGs and to understand the underlying principles of self-organizing and adaptable networks of large-scale multi-agent systems.According to Wikipedia massively multi-player on-line game (MMOG) is a (computer) game that supports a great number of players playing on-line simultaneously causing or even fostering interaction among them. Role-playing games (RPGs) are a genre in which the player controls the actions of some protagonist (or potentially several party members) in a world which is well defined. MMORPGs are thus a mixture of these two genres allowing players to control the action of their protagonist (avatar) by interacting with a potentially large user-base on-line.MMORPGs have a number of different subgenres, but a usual setting is that a protagonist is placed into a world in which he interacts with various NPCs (Non-Playing Characters) and mobs which give out tasks (quests) that it has to solve to be able to buy better equipment, learn new skills like magic and similar, or proceed to higher levels. In ModelMMORPG we have chosen The Mana World (TMW) 2 MMORPG to conduct our research. The reasons for selection were: (a) it is open source (GPL licensed) allowing us to modify code and add additional functionality, (b) it has a supportive community, (c) it supports a number of interaction techniques which can be studied (e.g. trade among players, IRC based chat, organizing teams called parties, social network functions e.g. friends, enemies, parties etc.), (d) it is a (more or less) finished game featuring lots of quests that can be analyzed.In ModelMMORPG, we have des...

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“…Therefore, this genre has attracted scholars of the video game sector interested in it from an economic point of view (e.g. Castronova, 2006). However, business model analyses of MMORPGs still remain rather scarce compared to those concerning other media sectors.…”

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Online Media Business Models: Lessons from the Video Game Sector

Komorowski

Delaere

2016

Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture

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Today's media industry is characterized by disruptive changes and business models have been acknowledged as a driving force for success. Current business model research manages only to grasp static descriptions while in reality media managers are struggling with the dynamics of the industry. This article aims to close this gap by investigating a new paradigm of online media business models. Based on three video game case studies of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game genre, this article explores a novel theoretical approach to explain the changes that can be made within business models. The article highlights the importance of changing processes within online media business models and emphasises that the video game sector is at the forefront of business innovation. Finally, it demonstrates that online media business model change is in a trade-off paradigm between capturing or offering potentially higher value per player vs. accessing a potentially larger player-base.

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On the Research Value of Large Games

Cited by 88 publications

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Exploring the Meaning of College Students' Leisure Activity: Means-end Chain Analysis of Social Network Game Playing

Exploring the Meaning of College Students' Leisure Activity: Means-end Chain Analysis of Social Network Game Playing

A Social Network Analysis of a Massively Multi-player On-Line Role Playing Game

Online Media Business Models: Lessons from the Video Game Sector

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