The dynamic user activities in massive multiplayer online role-playing games

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 317-344

  Shin, Dong Hee ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL STUDIES; PERCEIVED ENJOYMENT; PERCEIVED SECURITIES; RESEARCH MODELS; ROLE-PLAYING GAME; SUBJECTIVE NORM; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; THEORY OF REASONED ACTION;

INTERNET; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 77951286553     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: 15327590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447310903575473     Document Type: Article

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