Use, perceived deterrence and the role of software piracy in video game console adoption

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-277

  Kartas, Anastasiou ^a   Goode, Sigi ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adoption determinants; Computer games; Console; Piracy; Rational choice

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION DETERMINANTS; COMPUTER GAME; CONSOLE; PIRACY; RATIONAL CHOICE;

GROUP THEORY;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84861455901     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10796-010-9236-2     Document Type: Review

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