Determinants of Users’ Intention to Purchase Probability-Based Items in Mobile Social Network Games: A Case of South Korea

Lee, Jae-Young; Suh, Eui–Ho; Park, Hooyoung; Lee, Suchul

doi:10.1109/access.2018.2806078

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“… Cross-sectional 348 10–40+ 14.4% Gaming Game community King et al ( 2020 ) Quantit. Cross-sectional 428 18–60+ 6.5% Gaming In-game community Lee et al ( 2018 ) Quantit. Cross-sectional 320 < 20–30+ 37.5% Both Online social networks Lehdonvirta ( 2009 ) Qualit.…”

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The Role of Virtual Communities in Gambling and Gaming Behaviors: A Systematic Review

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Gambling opportunities are facilitated by the growth of the Internet and social media platforms. Digital games also increasingly include monetary features, such as microtransactions, blurring the line between gambling and gaming. The Internet provides a variety of virtual communities for gamblers and gamers, but comprehensive research on these communities and their relevance in gambling and monetary gaming behaviors remains scarce. This paper summarizes research of online gambling and monetary gaming communities based on a systematic literature review. A systematic literature search was conducted from five databases: Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Social Science Premium Collection, and EBSCOhost. The search was limited to empirical articles that focused on gambling or gaming involving money and examined online interaction between gamblers or gamers. Preliminary search resulted in 1056 articles, from which 55 were selected for the analyses based on predetermined criteria. According to results, online communities serve different functions in gambling and gaming behaviors. Gambling communities are typically forums for discussing and sharing gambling experiences, strategies, and tips as well as gambling problems, while gaming communities are inherently embedded inside a game being an essential part of the gaming experience. Identification with virtual communities influences gambling behavior and monetary gaming behavior through mechanisms of perceived norms, social influence, and community feedback. Whereas some gambling communities may provide protection from excessive gambling habits, gaming communities seem to solely motivate gaming behavior and purchase intentions. The role of online communities should be acknowledged in prevention and treatment of gambling and gaming problems.

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The Role of Virtual Communities in Gambling and Gaming Behaviors: A Systematic Review

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“…Along with the dramatic improvement of mobile devices, smartphone-based social network service (SNS) enables users to interact electronically with others anytime and everywhere, and allows people to maintain intimate and close relationships [1,2]. For this reason, mobile game providers also have begun to design and provide mobile social network games (MSNGs), which constitute a new kind of mobile game that combines SNS and mobile game features [2,3]. These games all have an important characteristic that they are played on mobile devices and can connect with their mobile SNS applications to play with their friends together [4].…”

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“…These games all have an important characteristic that they are played on mobile devices and can connect with their mobile SNS applications to play with their friends together [4]. Hence, players not only can enjoy the game, but they can also enhance their relationships with others while playing MSNGs together [2,3].…”

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Getting in the Flow Together: The Role of Social Presence, Perceived Enjoyment and Concentration on Sustainable Use Intention of Mobile Social Network Game

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2020

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Mobile Social Network Games (MSNGs) are defined as a product that combines games and social network services (SNSs). Compared with games played individually, MSNGs offer additional enjoyment to users through competition or cooperation. Mobile phone games, which rely on SNS platforms, can develop a strong social presence for users. This study focuses on factors affecting the sustainable use intention of MSNGs. In our study, we chose social presence as our dependent variable and proved that the social presence perceived by players in MSNGs has a positive impact on the sustainable use intention through a series of mediator variables. Second, the game product itself can easily lead to player addiction; therefore, in this study, we use the flow theory—perceived enjoyment and concentration—as our mediator variables. The results showed that perceived enjoyment and concentration are important factors driving the attitude towards MSNGs and that attitude presents a significant positive effect on sustainable use intention. This study enhances the current understanding of sustainable use intention of MSNGs and provides practical implication for MSNG development strategies and the theoretical implication.

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“…Thus, many empirical studies have identified considerable antecedents of innovative use of IT that can be divided into four categories, including system-related [14], task-related [13], [16], organizational [15], [22], and userrelated factors [1], [7]. First, the findings of prior studies on system-related factors indicate that complexity systems will hinder users from using IS [27]. Since BI systems are too complex, users may feel uncertain about whether they have the ability to overcome these barriers for system exploration.…”

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How Do IT Users’ Attributes Influence Innovative Use of IT: The Mediating Role of Individual Absorptive Capacity

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Individual innovation is increasingly considered as a crucial element of organizational innovation. Prior research on user attributes as antecedents of innovation behavior (e.g., innovative use of IT) has identified three key factors: domain-specific knowledge and skills (e.g., prior knowledge), creativity-related skills (e.g., absorptive capacity), and intrinsic motivation. However, it is still unclear how these factors jointly impact the innovative use of IT. To address this knowledge gap, we propose a model that builds on the absorptive capacity theory and creativity literature to study how individuals' innovative use of IT is influenced by prior knowledge, absorptive capacity, and intrinsic motivation as well as their joint interactions. Conceptualizing prior knowledge in two constructs (IT knowledge and domain knowledge) and absorptive capacity in four constructs (acquisition, assimilation, transformation, and exploitation), we empirically validate the proposed model with a survey of 249 business intelligence (BI) system users. In addition, we identify two mediating roles of absorptive capacity: indirect-only or complementary. The findings enhance our understanding of the innovative use of IT. INDEX TERMS User attributes, innovative use of IT, BI user, complementary mediation, indirect-only mediation.

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Determinants of Users’ Intention to Purchase Probability-Based Items in Mobile Social Network Games: A Case of South Korea

Cited by 17 publications

References 74 publications

The Role of Virtual Communities in Gambling and Gaming Behaviors: A Systematic Review

The Role of Virtual Communities in Gambling and Gaming Behaviors: A Systematic Review

Getting in the Flow Together: The Role of Social Presence, Perceived Enjoyment and Concentration on Sustainable Use Intention of Mobile Social Network Game

How Do IT Users’ Attributes Influence Innovative Use of IT: The Mediating Role of Individual Absorptive Capacity

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