Using netnography for the study of role-playing in female online games
Internet ResearchPublished 8 June 2017
Yisheng Wang, Wei-Long Lee, Tsuen‐Ho Hsu
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The special context and unique life experience of the online role-playing game is explored and insights regarding an interpretation of the situational context model are provided and eight related propositions are presented.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore in depth the special context and unique life experience of the online role-playing game and to provide insights regarding an interpretation of the situational context model.
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