The current study aims to validate and apply an instrument to assess the relationship
between institutional support, technological literacy, and self-efficacy on the intention to …

Literature currently presents many studies on the self in the context of Massively Multiplayer
Online Worlds, many of which have explored both the self of the user (offline self) and the …

Privacy is of prime importance to many individuals when they attempt to develop online
social relationships. Nonetheless, it has been observed that individuals' behavior is at times …

Recent research suggests that social interactions in video games may lead to the
development of community bonding and prosocial attitudes. Building on this line of research …

In this paper we report an empirical study of how and what types of social support eSports
players can experience from their gameplay. Specifically, we interviewed 26 eSports players …

Non-verbal communication plays a large role in online competitive multiplayer games, as
team members attempt to coordinate with each other without distraction to achieve victory …

From social sciences to biology and physics, gamified systems and games are increasingly
being used as contexts and tools for research: as" petri dishes" for observing macro-social …

Although social support can be a vital component of gender and sexual identity formation,
many LGBTQ+ individuals often lack offline social networks for such support. Traditional …

This study examined the relationships between video game play motivations identified by
Yee (2006), social capital (measured by social trust and neighborliness), political …

Cooperation and competition have emerged as factors that may affect video game players.
Competition consistently has been found to elicit increased aggression whilst cooperation …