Parasocial Relationships in Social Contexts: Why do Players View a Game Character as Their Child?
Nansong ZhouPublished in: Game Stud. (2021)
Keyphrases
- parent child
- game theory
- game play
- online game
- social context
- contextual knowledge
- social relationships
- imperfect information
- multi player
- board game
- contextual factors
- computer games
- repeated games
- social networks
- social interaction
- game theoretic
- social media
- virtual world
- game playing
- video games
- game players
- social structure
- soccer game
- boolean games
- multiple views
- pure nash equilibria
- contextual information
- nash equilibrium
- learning processes
- family members
- communication patterns
- online communities
- role playing game
- game design
- stochastic games
- multi agent systems
- nash equilibria
- game mechanics
- games played
- human players
- virtual communities
- perfect information
- pure strategy
- card game
- serious games
- educational games
- social network analysis
- cooperative