(cross-posted on Playaslife.com) Survey results of 176 Facebook game players showed significant differences between Asians and Caucasians in play motivation, perceptions of gifting and the extent to which the players engage […]
New posts in Play As Life on how social network games (Facebook games) are dumbing games down for mass audiences (and why that is good) as well as an interview […]
I have a blog post on “Inside Social Games” discussing some of my research findings: http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2010/10/07/how-design-choices-impact-virtual-goods-purchases-in-games/
I was absolutely horrified when a Louis Vuitton advertisement popped up while I was wathing some TV show on Hulu. Being somewhat of a snob, I disliked the idea of […]
The New Museum has an exhibition titled “The Last Newspaper” featuring the work of artists who use (and abuse) the daily newspaper in their art practices. It is certainly not […]
I just finished submitting the camera-ready copy of our paper on how social network games can initiate, maintain, and even enhance relationships. (Co-author J. Vitak has written a blog post […]
I don’t have children yet, so I don’t know about parenting, or what it means to be “Friends” with my children on Facebook. However, I have parents on Facebook and […]
D. Yvette Wohn 