Umbrella platform of Tencent eSports industry in China

Zhao, Yupei; Lin, Zhongxuan

doi:10.1080/17530350.2020.1788625

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“…Game for Peace TM was selected as the study context because it is one of the most widely adopted mobile social games in China (Fang et al , 2019). Game for Peace TM is operated by Tencent, China's largest social networking company (Negro et al , 2020; Zhao and Lin, 2021). The popularity of Game for Peace TM allowed for the collection of a large sample.…”

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Understanding peer recommendation in mobile social games: the role of needs–supplies fit and game identification

Wang

2021

ITP

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to understand the antecedents of peer recommendations (generating positive word-of-mouth and recruiting others) in the context of mobile social games.Design/methodology/approachDrawing on the needs–supplies fit framework and social identity theory, this paper proposes that game design characteristics (challenge, fairness, innovativeness and ease of use) influence game identification, which further predicts word-of-mouth (WOM) generation and recruitment intention. This paper further suggests fits between gamer orientation (passing time and seeking achievements) and game design lead to enhanced game identification. The model was tested using data from an empirical survey with 767 mobile social gamers.FindingsGame challenge, game fairness, game innovativeness and ease of use are positively associated with game identification, whereas game identification positively predicts WOM generation and recruitment intention. Achievement-seeking use was found to enhance the effects of game challenge and game fairness on game identification, and passing time use was found to strengthen the effects of game innovativeness and ease of use on game identification.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of this study provide operable implications to facilitate peer recommendations in a mobile gaming context. The model was only tested within the context of mobile social games, however, so caution is advised when generalizing the findings to other game subgenres.Originality/valueThis study distinguishes itself from other peer recommendation studies by taking recruitment, a more straightforward and salient form of peer recommendation, into account. This paper enriches theory by investigating the antecedents and consequences of game identification. This study clarifies the underlying mechanism of how game design influences peer recommendations and examines the interactions between game design and gamer orientation.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Understanding peer recommendation in mobile social games: the role of needs–supplies fit and game identification

Wang

2021

ITP

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“…In Asia, China and South Korea are emerging as the fastest-growing eSports market. However, China is unique because players are limited to local streaming sites and do not have access to international streaming platforms (Zhao and Lin, 2021 ). The eSport is available in different game genres, such as first-person shooter games, real-time strategy (RTS) games, fighting games, multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), and card battle games (Zhao and Lin, 2021 ).…”

Section: Top Esports In Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, China is unique because players are limited to local streaming sites and do not have access to international streaming platforms (Zhao and Lin, 2021 ). The eSport is available in different game genres, such as first-person shooter games, real-time strategy (RTS) games, fighting games, multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), and card battle games (Zhao and Lin, 2021 ). In China, players prefer shooter games, and most participate in strategy-based games in South Korea.…”

Section: Top Esports In Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustaining eSports Industry and Regulatory Focus: Empirical Evidence From Chinese Universities

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This study examined the factors that affect the attitude and behavioral intentions toward electronic sports (eSports) among students of higher education institutions based on the technology acceptance model (TAM). The conditional impact of preventive regulatory focus was analyzed in various aspects developed on the regulatory focus theory. These aspects comprised of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and perceived risk on the attitude toward eSports. Accordingly, data were collected from 293 students of higher education institutions in China's Henan Province, presenting a 54.56% response rate. The PLS-SEM analysis was subsequently implemented to confirm the proposed hypotheses. The empirical findings confirmed the significant positive impact of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use on the attitude toward eSports. However, perceived risk negatively affected the attitude toward eSports. Meanwhile, the findings on the moderating hypotheses found a negligible impact on preventive regulatory focus. This impact was found explicitly on the perceived usefulness-perceived ease of use link with attitude toward eSports. However, the preventive regulatory focus negatively moderated the perceived risk attitude toward eSports. Finally, the implication and limitations were illustrated at the end of the paper.

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“…Existing research has demonstrated how the desire for commercialization (Miao & Chan, 2020; Z. Zhang, 2021; Zhao & Lin, 2021) and internationalization (Miao & Chan, 2020; Jia et al, 2019) are essential for platforms’ developmental trajectories. Additionally, Chinese platforms—like the counterparts in Euro-American contexts (Pollman & Barry, 2017)—may operate their businesses in legal gray areas.…”

Section: The Political Economy Of the Platformization In Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, the example of the VIE showcases how regulatory arbitrage is central to China’s platformization. More importantly, China’s platform governance is arguably fragmented and decentralized because of its multi-level governance structure (Hong & Xu, 2019; Zhao & Lin, 2021). As Plantin and de Seta (2019) argue, “the ‘Chinese model’ should not be reduced to platform capitalism ‘with Chinese characteristics,’ nor should it be dismissed as the outright authoritarian control of digital media” (p. 270).…”

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The politics of platform power in surveillance capitalism: A comparative case study of ride-hailing platforms in China and the United States

Chan

Kwok²

2021

Global Media and China

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This article uses a comparative case study of two ride-hailing platforms—DiDi Chuxing in China and Uber in the United States—to explore the comparative politics of platform power in surveillance capitalism. Surveillance capitalism is an emerging economic system that translates human experiences into surveillance assets for behavioral predictions and modifications. Through this comparative study, we demonstrate how DiDi and Uber articulate their operational legitimacy for advancing their corporate interests and visions of datafication in the face of legal uncertainty. Although DiDi and Uber are both “sectoral platforms” in urban mobility with similar visions of datafication and infrastructuralization, we highlight that they deploy different discursive legitimation strategies. Our study shows that Uber adopts a “confrontational” strategy, while DiDi employs a “collaborative” strategy when they need to legitimize their data and business practices to the public and regulatory authorities. This study offers a comparative lens to examine the social and political dynamics of platform firms based in China and the United States and, therefore, contributes to understanding the various aspirational logic of platform thinking in different political contexts.

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Umbrella platform of Tencent eSports industry in China

Cited by 32 publications

References 52 publications

Understanding peer recommendation in mobile social games: the role of needs–supplies fit and game identification

Understanding peer recommendation in mobile social games: the role of needs–supplies fit and game identification

Sustaining eSports Industry and Regulatory Focus: Empirical Evidence From Chinese Universities

The politics of platform power in surveillance capitalism: A comparative case study of ride-hailing platforms in China and the United States

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