scholarly journals Uses and Gratifications on Augmented Reality Games: An Examination of Pokémon Go

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvador Bueno ◽  
M. Dolores Gallego ◽  
Jan Noyes
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Uses And Gratifications ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Continuance Intention ◽  
Gaming Industry ◽  
Mobile Games ◽  
Pokémon Go

Users are attracted by augmented reality games to fulfil their needs. Two objectives are proposed: (1) to research the motivations of those using augmented reality mobile games; (2) to define a structural model based on Uses and Gratifications Theory for the adoption of augmented reality mobile games. The present study examines the case of Pokémon Go. The model is composed of eight constructs: enjoyment, fantasy, escapism, social interaction, social presence, achievement, self-presentation and continuance intention. The SEM model was empirically assessed based on 1183 responses from Pokémon Go users around the world. Results clearly confirmed the positive influence of almost all the proposed constructs on continuance intention for Pokémon Go. First, these findings may be helpful for the online gaming industry in identifying the game functions that retain more gamers and improve the user experience. Second, the online gaming industry might use these results in order to classify those players with behaviours that favour the use of online games.

scholarly journals Gamifying place, reimagining publicness: the heterotopic inscriptions of Pokémon Go

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 1003-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orlando Woods
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Mobile Games ◽  
Digital Interface ◽  
Digital Objects ◽  
Pokémon Go ◽  
The City

This article explores the transformative effects of augmented reality mobile games on society and space. By layering playfulness onto public space through a digital interface, augmented reality mobile games create a pervasive sense of play that can be accessed by players potentially anywhere, and at any time. Games like these can therefore be understood as heterotopic inscriptions on otherwise mundane environments. Since being released in 2016, Pokémon Go has become one of the most popular augmented reality games in the world. It gamifies place by embedding digital objects within public spaces; in doing so, it can bring about a reimagination of publicness by incentivising players to engage with places – and with each other – in ways that are structured by the competitive logics of play. Through an empirical examination of the playing of Pokémon Go in Singapore, I consider how the game gives rise to new modalities of emplaced meaning, new ways of navigating the city and increasingly public performances of private play. To conclude, I argue that research should continue to explore the gamifying effects of digital technologies on everyday life.

scholarly journals Consumer engagement in value co-creation within virtual video game communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 370-386
Author(s):  
Fouad El Afi ◽  
Smail Ouiddad
Keyword(s):  
Video Game ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Uses And Gratifications ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
Uses And Gratifications Theory ◽  
Consumer Engagement ◽  
Gaming Industry ◽  
Distribution Services ◽  
Social Motivations

Abstract With the emergence of the gaming industry as the most empowering form of entertainment, video game online communities have become a refuge for many users who are looking to fulfil specific needs, leading them to participate in creating their own experiences. Drawing upon the uses and gratifications theory, this research aims to understand the motivations behind consumer engagement in value co-creation within digital game distribution services (exp. Steam), and how it affects loyalty. To the extent of the author’s knowledge, little research has addressed this question within the gaming industry. We conducted an online survey administered to video game platforms users, through which 195 valid answers were collected. Findings suggest that hedonic along with personal and social motivations have positive influence on user’s engagement to co-create value, which in return increases their loyalty behavior.

The Geopolitics of Pokémon Go: Navigating Bordering Cities with a Mobile Augmented Reality Game Map

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Marie Schleiner
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Public Space ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mobile Games ◽  
Urban Public Space ◽  
Mobile Game ◽  
Theoretical Inquiry ◽  
Pokémon Go ◽  
Augmented Reality Game

In this chapter I recount an ethnographic play tour I undertook of the augmented reality mobile game Pokémon Go in the cities of Tijuana and San Diego at the United States and Mexican border, with help from skilled local players. I also conduct a theoretical inquiry into the cartography of augmented reality mobile games informed by post-colonialism and geography. Although technically advanced, I posit that such games implement older, geopolitical approaches to mapmaking when streets on the game map are converted into corridors of play stations. The chapter closes with a discussion of novel and feminist cartographic strategies and cheats I encountered among Mexican players for mitigating the risks and obstacles to playing such mobile games in urban public space.

Just Another Media Cluster?

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-31
Author(s):  
Christian Zabel ◽  
Gernot Heisenberg
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Oculus Rift ◽  
Pokémon Go

Getrieben durch populäre Produkte und Anwendungen wie Oculus Rift, Pokémon Go oder der Samsung Gear stößt Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality und auch Mixed Reality auf zunehmend großes Interesse. Obwohl die zugrunde liegenden Technologien bereits seit den 1990er Jahren eingesetzt werden, ist eine breitere Adoption erst seit relativ kurzer Zeit zu beobachten. In der Folge ist ein sich schnell entwickelndes Ökosystem für VR und AR entstanden (Berg & Vance, 2017). Aus einer (medien-) politischen Perspektive interessiert dabei, welche Standortfaktoren die Ansiedlung und Agglomeration dieser Firmen begünstigen. Da die Wertschöpfungsaktivitäten sowohl hinsichtlich der Zielmärkte als auch der Leistungserstellung (z. B. starker Einsatz von IT und Hardware in der Produkterstellung) von denen klassischer Medienprodukte deutlich abweichen, kann insbesondere gefragt werden, ob die VR-, MR- und AR-Unternehmen mit Blick auf die Ansiedlungspolitik als Teil der Medienbranche aufzufassen sind und somit auf die für Medienunternehmen besonders relevanten Faktoren in ähnlichem Maße reagieren. Der vorliegende Aufsatz ist das Ergebnis eines Forschungsprojekts im Auftrag des Mediennetzwerks NRW, einer Tochterfirma der Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.

PENINGKATAN KESADARAN TERHADAP TERJADINYA TRAUMA MUSKULOSKELETAL PADA ANAK YANG BERMAIN GAME SMART PHONE BERBASIS AUGMENTED REALITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-18
Author(s):  
Helmi Ismunandar ◽  
Ahmad Fauzi ◽  
Rani Himayani ◽  
Soraya Rahmanisa
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Pokémon Go

Latar Belakang: Augmented reality merupakan teknologi pengolahan gambar dan grafis  komputer untuk menggabungkan konten digital ke dunia nyata. Pokemon Go merupakan salah satu game berbasis augmented reality yang mengharuskan pemainnya berburu monster di tempat yang berlokasi di dunia nyata. Pemain Pokemon Go beresiko mengalami kecelakaan saatmereka fokus pada layar smartphone sehingga mengabaikan lingkungan sekitarnya. Tujuan:Tujuan pengabdian ini adalah peningkatan pengetahuan dan kesadaran terhadap terjadinya trauma muskuloskeletal pada anak pengguna smart phone yang bermain game berbasis augmented reality. Metode: Pengabdian ini direncanakan menggunakan metode penyuluhan danpembagian kuisioner (pretes dan postes). Hasil: Kegiatan penyuluhan dan skreening ini diikuti oleh 50 orang yang terdiri dari orangtua, siswa, dan guru TK Titah Bunda yang datang menghadiri penyuluhan. Setelah dilakukan kegiatan penyuluhan, nilai hasil pengamatan (postes) didapatkan meningkat. Hampir semua peserta sudah paham sebanyak 47 peserta (94%), sementara 3 (6%) peserta lagi nilai post test <80. Kesimpulan: Setelah mendapatkan penyuluhan terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan masyarakat mengenai cedera saat bermain permainan berbasis augmented reality

Effect of augmented reality game Pokémon GO on cognitive performance and emotional intelligence in adolescent young

2018 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 49-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Ruiz-Ariza ◽  
Rafael Antonio Casuso ◽  
Sara Suarez-Manzano ◽  
Emilio J. Martínez-López
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Pokémon Go ◽  
Augmented Reality Game

scholarly journals Impacts of Gratifications on Consumers’ Emotions and Continuance Use Intention: An Empirical Study of Weibo in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ives Gogan ◽  
Ziqiong Zhang ◽  
Elizabeth Matemba
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Uses And Gratifications ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Continuance Intention ◽  
Uses And Gratifications Theory ◽  
Emotional Commitment ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Individual Use

Recently, several studies on information systems have applied the Uses and Gratifications theory to investigate individual use of social media, and have reported the role of different gratifications in predicting users’ behaviors. However, no attention was given to the influence of these gratifications on users’ emotional states (satisfaction and emotional commitment). To address this research gap, the current study integrates the Uses and Gratifications theory and the Stimulus-Organism-Response theory to provide a theoretical background for the impacts of gratification on consumers’ emotional states and continuance use intention. The study has proposed a theoretical model that was tested on data collected from 252 Sina Weibo users in China. The results revealed that social gratification is the most important factor influencing users’ satisfaction and emotional commitment. In addition, we report the roles that user satisfaction and emotional state provide in predicting users’ continuance intention. The theoretical and practical implications of the proposed theory are also discussed.

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