Socializing in mobile gaming

Proceedings - 3rd International Conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts, DIMEA 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 2-9

  Paul, Sheila A ^a   Jensen, Marianne ^a   Wong, Chui Yin ^b   Khong, Chee Weng ^b  

^a Cyberview Lodge   (Malaysia)

^b MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Interface design; Mobile games; Player behavior; Socializing; User experience

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DESIGN; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

INTERFACE DESIGN; MOBILE GAMES; PLAYER BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZING; USER EXPERIENCE;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 62849120723     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1413634.1413641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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