Social exchange is in the game: Communication and resource flow in an Xbox gaming clan

Howe, William; Lee, Sun Kyong

Social exchange is in the game: Communication and resource flow in an Xbox gaming clan

dc.contributor.author	Howe, William
dc.contributor.author	Lee, Sun Kyong
dc.date.accessioned	2020-07-06T22:23:54Z
dc.date.available	2020-07-06T22:23:54Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.description.abstract	This study examined the international social network of a bounded Battlefield 4 gaming clan considering social exchange theory. We found that more central members of the clan contributed more time and money to the clan than others. In addition, central members of this clan revived other members in-game more often. This study extends social exchange theory from face-to-face interaction to the virtual world, by showing communicative factors that influence online gaming networks, and to game studies by offering results applicable to online gaming clans. This study also shows how gamers engage in various social exchanges and earn central positions within the network in return for their investment of time, money, and communication.	en_US
dc.description.peerreview	Yes	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Howe, W. T. & Lee, S. K. (2018). Social exchange is in the game: Communication and resource flow in an Xbox gaming clan. First Monday. 23;8, DOI: 10.5210/fm.v23i8.8316	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v23i8.8316	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/11244/324943
dc.language	en_US	en_US
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Communication and Technology	en_US
dc.subject	Video Games	en_US
dc.subject	Organizational Communication	en_US
dc.subject	Social Network Analysis	en_US
dc.title	Social exchange is in the game: Communication and resource flow in an Xbox gaming clan	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
ou.group	College of Arts and Sciences::Department of Communication	en_US