Network patterns and social architecture in Massively Multiplayer Online Games: Mapping the social world ofEverQuest II

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 672-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuihua Shen
Keyword(s):  
Online Games ◽  
Social World ◽  
Massively Multiplayer Online Games ◽  
Multiplayer Online Games ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Architecture ◽  
Network Patterns ◽  
Massively Multiplayer

scholarly journals Social Context in Massively-Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs):

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 46-52
Author(s):  
Dorothy E Warner ◽  
Mike Raiter
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Online Games ◽  
World Of Warcraft ◽  
Scientific Study ◽  
Massively Multiplayer Online Games ◽  
Multiplayer Online Games ◽  
The Social ◽  
Industrialized Nations ◽  
Massively Multiplayer

Computer and video games have become nearly ubiquitous among individuals in industrialized nations, and they have received increasing attention from researchers across many areas of scientific study. However, relatively little attention has been given to Massively-Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs). The unique social context of MMOGs raises ethical questions about how communication occurs and how conflict is managed in the game world. In order to explore these questions, we compare the social context in Blizzard’s World of Warcraft and Disney’s Toontown, focusing on griefing opportunities in each game. We consider ethical questions from the perspectives of players, game companies, and policymakers.

scholarly journals Applying Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) in EFL Teaching

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazita Azman ◽  
Nurul Farhana Dollsaid
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Online Games ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Massively Multiplayer Online Games ◽  
Multiplayer Online Games ◽  
Role Playing Games ◽  
Learning Principles ◽  
Communication Behaviours ◽  
Massively Multiplayer

This article explores the use of massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) as a type of serious games that have English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning potentials. It highlights evidence from a case study which investigated the effects of role-playing in MMOGs on communication behaviours among EFL game players. Additionally, findings from the study elucidate the learning principles of good games that incorporate the dynamics of gaming which induce the language learner to be active generators of information, knowledge and language. Essentially the preliminary findings reported affirm the viability of online games as a potential tool for teaching and learning in the 4.0 era, which endeavours to engage the digital natives of the 21st century. The study thus claims that MMOGs in particular the massively multiplayer online role-playing games or MMORPGs can facilitate in providing contextualized and authentic language interaction opportunities in English between online multilingual speakers.

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