The social side of gaming: How playing online computer games creates online and offline social support

Trepte, Sabine; Reinecke, Leonard; Juechems, Keno

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2011.12.003

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“…Previous qualitative and anecdotal observations are canonical on the importance of social interaction in watching streams and eSports (Cheung and Huang, 2011;Hamilton et al, 2014;Scholz, 2012;Seo, 2013;Sherry et al, 2006;Sjöblom and Hamari, 2016;Trepte et al, 2012;Woerman and Kirschener, 2015). It is easy to subscribe to these conceptions as social interaction and functionalities are clearly present in services that are used for spectating.…”

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What Is eSports and Why Do People Watch It?

Hamari¹,

Sjöblom

2017

SSRN Journal

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Purpose: In this study we investigate why do people spectate eSports on the internet. We define eSports (electronic sports) as a form of sports where the primary aspects of the sport are facilitated by electronic systems; the input of players and teams as well as the output of the eSports system are mediated by humancomputer interfaces. In more practical terms, eSports refer to competitive video gaming (broadcasted on the internet). Methodology:We employed the MSSC (Motivations Scale for Sports Consumption) which is one of the most widely applied measurement instruments for sports consumption in general. The questionnaire was designed and pre-tested before distributing to target respondents (N=888). The reliability and validity of the instrument both met the commonly accepted guidelines. The model was assessed first by examining its measurement model and then the structural model. Findings:The results indicate that escapism, acquiring knowledge about the games being played, novelty and eSports athlete aggressiveness were found to positively predict eSport spectating frequency.Originality: During recent years, eSports (electronic sports) and video game streaming have become rapidly growing forms of new media in the internet driven by the growing provenance of (online) games and online broadcasting technologies. Today, hundreds of millions of people spectate eSports. The present investigation presents a large study on gratification-related determinants of why people spectate eSports on the internet.Moreover, the study proposes a definition for eSports and further discusses how eSports can be seen as a form of sports.

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What Is eSports and Why Do People Watch It?

Hamari¹,

Sjöblom

2017

SSRN Journal

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“…However, we must note that a particular smartphone feature may not be exclusively a process-or social-related activity. For instance, online gaming, although more process-oriented, can have a strong social component such as in massive multiplayer gaming (Trepte, Reinecke, & Juechems, 2012).…”

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Types of smartphone usage and relations with problematic smartphone behaviors: The role of content consumption vs. social smartphone use

Elhai¹,

Hall²,

Levine³

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“…For example, one study found that problematic gamers (those who show signs of compulsive gaming) and non-problematic gamers differ significantly in the social capital they accrue as a result of game usethe former group showed higher online social capital but lower offline social capital, while the latter group showed higher online social capital only (Collins & Freeman, 2013). Another study showed that online gamers' physical proximity, social proximity, and their mutual familiarity all contributed to bridging and bonding social capital, which in turn contributed to offline social support (Trepte et al, 2012). However, the connection between social capital and health indicators in an online game context remains to be examined.…”

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“…The scales measure the perceived social capital benefits such as emotional and substantive support, trust, and access to heterogeneous information. This operationalization has been widely used in prior studies of emerging media in general (e.g., Ellison et al, 2007) and online games in particular (e.g., Trepte et al, 2012).…”

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“…Negative life consequences, ranging from physical fatigue to depressive tendencies may ensue when MMO players develop a preference for online social interactions over offline exchanges (Liu & Peng, 2009;Stetina, Kothgassner, Lehenbauer, & Kryspin-Exner, 2011). Yet, many others demonstrate that online gaming may result in broader as well as deeper social relationships (Kobayashi, 2010;Trepte, Reinecke, & Juechems, 2012).…”

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Social capital, coplaying patterns, and health disruptions: A survey of Massively Multiplayer Online Game participants in China

Shen

Chen

2015

Computers in Human Behavior

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a b s t r a c tWe examined the relationship between social capital, coplaying patterns and health disruptions in a large sample of gamers in a popular Chinese Massively Multiplayer Online Game, Chevaliers' Romance 3. Partnering with the game operator, we fielded an online survey (N = 18813) in 2011. Social capital was measured by (1) psychometric measures of bridging and bonding social capital, and (2) core discussion network size using name generators, as well as the number of strong and weak ties within the core network. Controlling for sociodemographic variables, we found that bonding social capital was associated with lower odds of frequent or occasional health disruptions, but bridging social capital did not have any effect. Weak ties in the core network were associated with greater odds of health disruptions. Coplaying patterns also mattered -people playing with friends first met through CR3 were less likely to have health disruptions, while playing with existing friends and families tended to have the opposite effect.Overall, social capital and coplaying patterns appear to have significant health implications for participants in online games.

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The social side of gaming: How playing online computer games creates online and offline social support

Cited by 361 publications

References 34 publications

What Is eSports and Why Do People Watch It?

What Is eSports and Why Do People Watch It?

Types of smartphone usage and relations with problematic smartphone behaviors: The role of content consumption vs. social smartphone use

Social capital, coplaying patterns, and health disruptions: A survey of Massively Multiplayer Online Game participants in China

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