Digital games often constitute a shared activity where people can spend time together,
communicate and socialize. Several commercial titles place social interaction at the center …

Males have been proposed to be more vulnerable to internet addiction (IA) than females.
However, males and females may differ with respect to specific patterns and types of internet …

The 'smartphone addiction'is a popular theme in media. It has number of clear behavioural
changes in addicts' life and some of these aspects are yet to get due research attention. The …

Background Location-based augmented reality (AR) games, such as Pokémon GO and
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, have been shown to have a beneficial impact on the physical …

Female gaming is a relatively under-researched area, and female gamers often report
experiencing harassment whilst playing online. The present study explored female …

While pervasive technologies, such as mobile social networking sites (SNS), can contribute
to increased enjoyment and convenience, their pervasive nature can also result in excessive …

This paper is a review of the state of play of research linking videogaming and flourishing,
and explores the role of videogames and technology to improve mental health and well …

Online games are popular technology-enabled applications designed to satisfy a wide
range of player needs. Self-determination theory (SDT) has been used in past online game …

The popularity of massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) has elicited concern that this
is a context for cyberbullying. We used an online survey to examine the prevalence and …

The number of online game players continues to grow, as well as the number of hours spent
in online world. World of Warcraft (WoW) is one of the most popular Massively Multiplayer …