The comparison of online game experiences by players in games of Lineage & EverQuest: Role play vs. Consumption

Proceedings of DiGRA 2005 Conference: Changing Views - Worlds in Play

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Whang, Leo Sang Min ^a   Kim, Jee Yeon ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Consuming behavior(game activity); Online game(MMORPG); The recognition of gamers on game world; The value and meaning of a product

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR PATTERNS; CONSUMING BEHAVIOR(GAME ACTIVITY); DAILY LIVING; DIGITAL IMAGE; MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER; MMORPGS; ON-LINE GAMES; ROLE PLAY; SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS; THE RECOGNITION OF GAMERS ON GAME WORLD; THE VALUE AND MEANING OF A PRODUCT; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; VIRTUAL REALITY;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84873345078     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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