The many faces of sociability and social play in games

Cultural differences, experience with social networks and the nature of “true commitment” in Facebook

“…In adding games and applications that others are using, these users may fulfil their need for social searching by forging common ground with those in their social network. Games and applications may also offer an opportunity for sociability centred on player's performance (Stenros et al, 2009). The decline of importance in games and applications may result from users' familiarisation with more prevalent norms of identity expression supported through photographs.…”

Towards Understanding the Importance of Co-Located Gameplay

“…The authors note that more arousing games are perceived as more enjoyable [10]. Wehbe et al [11] also used HFAA as an indicator of arousal in the context of player experience. Since HFAA is multivalent, the study compared the data to a secondary measure to anchor the results.…”

“…Thus, investigators are able to study co-located multiplayer settings and control for the contextual presence of a non-player attending to the game. By comparing these conditions, the paper seeks to investigate whether experiential effects are due to the physical presence of another person, or if self-reported differences are caused by factors in multiplayer interaction with either a computer-controlled character or human player [11].…”

Analysis of Mobile Social Games from the Viewpoint of Gamenics Theory

“…Stenros et al argued that it is necessary to distinguish the difference between sociability vis-a-vis the playing of a game and the social play mediated by the game [10].…”