... making Individual Consumer behavior Computer games Hypothesis testing Task-technology fit Recently, mobile games received significant growth (Huang et al., 2019 ; Latinsky and Ueno, 2021). The mobile gaming market contributed $11.7 bn in total revenue to the US gross domestic...

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...). If the motivations are fulfilled (i.e. gratifications), people will use the new media more often, leading to an increase in users’ continuance intentions (Weibull, 1985). Survey Usability Computer games Survey data Individual RQ2. How these effects differ across players’ demographics...

... Decision making Social inclusion Behavioural theories Computer games Structural equation modelling Technology acceptance model (TAM) Video games have become an intimate aspect of the lives of many children in developed and developing countries (Berk, 2009 ; Abram and Luther, 2004...

... Tourism Behaviour Computer games Informal learning Gamification refers to the use of game mechanics and dynamics in non-game contexts (Baptista and Oliveira, 2017 ; Werbach and Hunter, 2012). According to the Mechanics–Dynamics–Aesthetics Model (Hunicke et al., 2004 ; Zichermann...

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... equation modelling Computer games End user In October 2016, Google possessed 90.37 percent of the internet search engine market share, showing a distinguishable monopoly (Statista, 2017). Based on its strong market share, Google’s advertisement profits reached $79.38 billion in 2016 (Statista...

... rights only Mobile communications Social capital theory E-marketing Computer games Collective intelligence Digital intervention Research studies on the consumption of digital technological artefacts have attempted to provide insights into this digital transformation and to understand...

... 27 01 2016 30 03 2016 Behavioural theories Computer games Empirical study Virtual world Online games businesses have generated substantial profits in recent years. The worldwide market for online games is expected to grow from $15.7 billion in 2010 to nearly $29 billion...

...@newcastle.ac.uk 15 05 2015 17 07 2015 19 08 2015 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Computer games Education Simulation Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Serious games are increasingly being...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Computer games Higher education Students United Kingdom This article examines how work and non‐work boundaries are understood and constituted by higher education digital games students. Digital gaming and student‐focused research...

... zone, a “place of hybrid experiences”. Rosaldo (1989 , p. 119) described the cultural borderland as the conjunction of two cultures, a space in which culturally distinct groups actively blend cultures. Virtual work Virtual worlds Strikes Group behaviour Entertainment Computer games...