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Determinants of We-Intention for Continuance in MMORPG: Social Interaction and Norm Factors

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MISNC '18: Proceedings of the 5th Multidisciplinary International Social Networks Conference

Article No.: 16, Pages 1 - 6

https://doi.org/10.1145/3227696.3227714

Published: 16 July 2018 Publication History

Abstract

Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) communities, also known as guilds, create an atmosphere that forms a kind of we-intention and consensus through which members tend to interact with other members and participate in joint actions. Besides individual intentions, it is also a positive sign for online game operators to see a group of players with high we-intention for continuous in MMORPG. This study thus focuses on the influence of social interaction factors (i.e., social support, leader's enthusiasm, social presence, and sense of virtual community) and norm factors (i.e., subjective norm and group norm) on player's we-intention for continuance in MMORPG.

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Determinants of We-Intention for Continuance in MMORPG: Social Interaction and Norm Factors
1. Information systems
  1. World Wide Web
    1. Web applications
      1. Social networks

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