Analysis of Motivational Elements of Social Games: A Puzzle Match 3-Games Study Case

The main motivational elements of the social network sites and the social network games will be shown according to studies already existent in the literature, highlighting the elements which motivate the players the most to play social Match 3-type games. Seven games have been analyzed: Diamond Dash...

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Main Authors: Marcel Toshio Omori, Alan Salvany Felinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Computer Games Technology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/640725
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description The main motivational elements of the social network sites and the social network games will be shown according to studies already existent in the literature, highlighting the elements which motivate the players the most to play social Match 3-type games. Seven games have been analyzed: Diamond Dash, Collapse!Blast, Mystic Ice Blast, Bricks Breaking, Plock, Gem Clix, and Blast!. The results showed that asynchronous time, activities publishing, rewarding system, competition, and social status are the elements which motivate and stimulate the most the players to play.
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spelling doaj-art-d97d99ef8aee4127907589105f5abcc32025-08-20T03:24:17ZengWileyInternational Journal of Computer Games Technology1687-70471687-70552012-01-01201210.1155/2012/640725640725Analysis of Motivational Elements of Social Games: A Puzzle Match 3-Games Study CaseMarcel Toshio Omori0Alan Salvany Felinto1Computer Sciences Department, State University of Londrina, Londrina, PR 86051-980, BrazilComputer Sciences Department, State University of Londrina, Londrina, PR 86051-980, BrazilThe main motivational elements of the social network sites and the social network games will be shown according to studies already existent in the literature, highlighting the elements which motivate the players the most to play social Match 3-type games. Seven games have been analyzed: Diamond Dash, Collapse!Blast, Mystic Ice Blast, Bricks Breaking, Plock, Gem Clix, and Blast!. The results showed that asynchronous time, activities publishing, rewarding system, competition, and social status are the elements which motivate and stimulate the most the players to play.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/640725
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