Abstract
The life and evolution of a social group - its birth, growth, decline, and possible demise - have long been the focus of social science research. The birth and the early growth patterns of social groups, in particular, have been studied relatively little because of the lack of detailed data that describe the trajectories of groups during their early lives. In this paper, we report the major factors that govern the early dynamics of the evolution of social groups that are found in the complete data about user behaviors and activities for ArcheAge, a large-scale Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG). We find that in the early stages of a game where uncertainties prevail regarding the stability of a group, prospects for benefit are the more important factor in a group's growth than personal or social loyalty.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Annual Workshop on Network and Systems Support for Games |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781479929610 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2013 Jan 1 |
| Event | 2013 12th Annual Workshop on Network and Systems Support for Games, NetGames 2013 - Denver, CO, United States Duration: 2013 Dec 9 → 2013 Dec 10 |
Other
| Other | 2013 12th Annual Workshop on Network and Systems Support for Games, NetGames 2013 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Denver, CO |
| Period | 13/12/9 → 13/12/10 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Loyalty or profit? Early evolutionary dynamics of online game groups. / Kang, Ah Reum; Park, Juyong; Kim, Huy Kang.
Annual Workshop on Network and Systems Support for Games. IEEE Computer Society, 2013. 6820602.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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T1 - Loyalty or profit? Early evolutionary dynamics of online game groups
AU - Kang, Ah Reum
AU - Park, Juyong
AU - Kim, Huy Kang
PY - 2013/1/1
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N2 - The life and evolution of a social group - its birth, growth, decline, and possible demise - have long been the focus of social science research. The birth and the early growth patterns of social groups, in particular, have been studied relatively little because of the lack of detailed data that describe the trajectories of groups during their early lives. In this paper, we report the major factors that govern the early dynamics of the evolution of social groups that are found in the complete data about user behaviors and activities for ArcheAge, a large-scale Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG). We find that in the early stages of a game where uncertainties prevail regarding the stability of a group, prospects for benefit are the more important factor in a group's growth than personal or social loyalty.
AB - The life and evolution of a social group - its birth, growth, decline, and possible demise - have long been the focus of social science research. The birth and the early growth patterns of social groups, in particular, have been studied relatively little because of the lack of detailed data that describe the trajectories of groups during their early lives. In this paper, we report the major factors that govern the early dynamics of the evolution of social groups that are found in the complete data about user behaviors and activities for ArcheAge, a large-scale Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG). We find that in the early stages of a game where uncertainties prevail regarding the stability of a group, prospects for benefit are the more important factor in a group's growth than personal or social loyalty.
KW - Group dynamics
KW - Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG)
KW - Online game community
KW - User behavior analysis
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U2 - 10.1109/NetGames.2013.6820602
DO - 10.1109/NetGames.2013.6820602
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