Antecedents of online game dependency: The implications of multimedia realism and uses and Gratifications theory

Journal of Database Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-99

  Chen, Kaunchin ^a   Chen, Jengchung V ^b   Ross, William H ^c  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG); Multi user virtual environment (MUVE); Online game addiction; Social interaction; Uses and Gratifications theory; Virtual community

Indexed keywords

MASSIVELY MULTI-PLAYER ONLINE GAMES; MULTI-USER VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT; ON-LINE GAMES; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; USES AND GRATIFICATIONS; VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;

SURVEYS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 77954102515     PISSN: 10638016     EISSN: 15338010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jdm.2010040104     Document Type: Article

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