Toxic behavior remains a salient challenge for online gaming environments, such as
multiplayer online battle arena video games (MOBAs). In this study, we sought to understand …

Introduction Toxic behavior (ie, toxicity) is a pervasive problem in online gaming
communities such as League of Legends. This issue arises from factors such as frustrating …

In multiplayer online games, players from different cultural backgrounds come together to
cooperate and compete in real time. Although these games are enjoyed by billions of …

Toxicity in online environments is a complex and a systemic issue. Esports communities
seem to be particularly suffering from toxic behaviors. Especially in competitive esports …

Toxic behaviors in online gaming such as flaming and harassment have been gaining
attention from the research community, yet little consensus has formed about what …

The aim of this work is to explore the forms of toxic behaviour that players encounter in
competitive multiplayer real-time strategy (RTS) games. To this end, we carried out …

Toxicity in online environments is a complex and a systemic issue. Collegiate esports
communities seem to be particularly vulnerable to toxic behaviors. In esports games …

Video game toxicity, endemic to online play, represents a pervasive and complex problem.
Antisocial behaviours in online play directly harm player wellbeing, enjoyment, and retention …

We examine culture-and racial-based toxicity and hate speech in player communities and
explore how this toxicity might be informed and affected by the design of the game elements …

Toxic behaviors are pervasive in online games and can be harmful to building a positive
online environment. Guided by the social identity model of deindividuation, this study …