Exploring the optimal path to online game loyalty: Bayesian networks versus theory-based approaches

Communications in Computer and Information Science

Volumn 151 CCIS, Issue PART 2, 2011, Pages 428-437

  Jo, Nam Yong ^a   Lee, Kun Chang ^a,b   Park, Bong Won ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; character identification; enjoyment; flow; loneliness; Online games; perceived stress

Indexed keywords

CHARACTER IDENTIFICATION; ENJOYMENT; FLOW; LONELINESS; ON-LINE GAMES; PERCEIVED STRESS;

DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFERENCE ENGINES; INTELLIGENT NETWORKS; INTERNET; MOBILE DEVICES; MODEL STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; SPEECH RECOGNITION; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING; WI-FI;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

EID: 79955089980     PISSN: 18650929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20998-7_51     Document Type: Conference Paper

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