Uses and gratifications of social games: Blending social networking and game play

First Monday

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Hou, Jinghui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 80052142608     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v16i7.3517     Document Type: Article

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