scholarly journals Rafting multiplayer video games

Author(s):  
Gabriele Pozzan ◽  
Tullio Vardanega

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Logan Molyneux ◽  
Krishnan Vasudevan ◽  
Homero Gil de Zúñiga






2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 927-947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Huang ◽  
Stefanus Jasin ◽  
Puneet Manchanda

We propose a novel two-stage data-analytic modeling approach to gamer matching for multiplayer video games. In the first stage, we build a hidden Markov model to capture how gamers' latent engagement state evolves as a function of their game-play experience and outcome and the relationship between their engagement state and game-play behavior. We estimate the model using a data set containing detailed information on 1,309 randomly sampled gamers' playing histories over 29 months. We find that high-, medium-, and low-engagement-state gamers respond differently to motivations, such as feelings of achievement and need for challenge. For example, a higher per-period total score (achievement) increases the engagement of gamers in a low or high engagement state but not those in a medium engagement state; gamers in a low or medium engagement state enjoy within-period score variation (challenge), but those in a high engagement state do not. In the second stage, we develop a matching algorithm that learns (predicts) the gamer's current engagement state on the fly and exploits that learning to match the gamer to a round to maximize game-play. Our algorithm increases gamer game-play volume and frequency by 4%–8% conservatively, leading to economically significant revenue gains for the company.



2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Peña ◽  
Jeffrey T. Hancock


2017 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 2115-2152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Padilla-Zea ◽  
Nuria Medina Medina ◽  
Francisco L. Gutiérrez Vela ◽  
Patricia Paderewski ◽  
César A. Collazos




2018 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 26-36
Author(s):  
Nadja Stroh-Maraun ◽  
Daniel Kaimann ◽  
Joe Cox


10.2196/29179 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Zahn ◽  
David Leisner ◽  
Mario Niederhauser ◽  
Anna-Lena Roos ◽  
Tabea Iseli ◽  
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