Social networks for enhanced player churn prediction in mobile free-to-play games

M Óskarsdóttir, KE Gísladóttir, R Stefánsson… - Applied Network …, 2022 - Springer
Social networks have been shown to enhance player experience in online games and to be
important for the players, who often build complex communities. In online and mobile …

Improving the Social Connectedness of Older Adults Through Digital Social Gaming-A Pilot Study

JHM Janssen, VE van Es, BDL Châtel, R Tieben… - Journal of Technology in …, 2023 - Springer
Background Digital social interventions for older adults have become increasingly important
due to their flexibility and potential to reduce loneliness. Digital games provide easy and fun …

A Study on Rewarding Mechanisms for Activating Silent Users in Social Media

MA Katikaridi, A Tsalgatidou… - 2023 14th International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In today's online society lurking is a well-grounded phenomenon. Lurkers are users of
Online Social Networks (OSNs) who intentionally decide to not make their presence visible …

A Parasocial Approach to Community Involvement: Developing and Assessing a Measure of Parasocial Community Ties for Members of Online Communities

TM Mihailova - 2023 - search.proquest.com
This research sought to develop and test a measure for parasocial community ties to online
communities. A deep dive into the research areas of online communities and parasocial …