Name
Title | ||
|---|---|---|
The "S" in Social Network Games: Initiating, Maintaining, and Enhancing Relationships |
Abstract | ||
|---|---|---|
Social network games embedded within social network sites (SNSs) such as Facebook facilitate play with "Friends" within the SNS. In this study, we look at different dimensions of how game play contributes to relationship initiation and development using qualitative data collected from adult Facebook users (N=18). Our data suggest that interpersonal motivations are a primary driver of initial game play and that while game play doesn't facilitate direct social interaction, participants perceived indirect interaction and sharing game-based content was useful in maintaining and even enhancing relationships. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2011 | 10.1109/HICSS.2011.400 | System Sciences |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
computer games,social aspects of automation,social networking (online),Facebook user,game play,game-based content,interpersonal motivation,qualitative data,relationship initiation,social interaction,social network games,social network site | Social relation,Internet privacy,Interpersonal communication,Social network,Qualitative property,Computer science,Public relations,Knowledge management,Cyberpsychology,Publishing | Conference |
ISSN | ISBN | Citations |
1530-1605 | 978-1-4244-9618-1 | 28 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
1.79 | 18 | 4 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donghee Wohn | 1 | 462 | 43.96 |
| Cliff Lampe | 2 | 3986 | 342.89 |
| Wash, R. | 3 | 28 | 1.79 |
| Nicole Ellison | 4 | 6051 | 509.80 |