Demographic differences in accumulated types of capital in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games

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dc.contributor.authorHenry Korkeila
dc.contributor.authorJonna Koivisto
dc.contributor.authorJuho Hamari
dc.contributor.organizationfi=digitaalisen kulttuurin, maiseman ja kulttuuriperinnön tutkimus|en=Degree Programme in Digital Culture, Landscape and Cultural Heritage|
dc.contributor.organization-code2602214
dc.converis.publication-id44224125
dc.converis.urlhttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/Publication/44224125
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-28T13:19:09Z
dc.date.available2022-10-28T13:19:09Z
dc.description.abstract<p> </p><p>This paper examines how the demographic attributes and extra-game habits of players of a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) predict the accumulated capital of their avatars. An online survey (N=905) was conducted amidst the players of Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV). Four types of capital were measured to map out the concrete and intangible resources of the avatars; social, economic, cultural and symbolic. The results show that weekly time spent playing the game is the strongest predictor of avatar capital and was associated with all types of capital. Time subscribed to the game was associated with cultural, economic, symbolic and bonding social capital. Social capital was found to be highest amongst both young and female players. Forum activity was associated with symbolic capital.</p>
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4503-7774-4
dc.identifier.olddbid181268
dc.identifier.oldhandle10024/164362
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/11111/58118
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi-fe2021042822393
dc.language.isoen
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorKorkeila, Henry
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorHamari, Juho
dc.okm.discipline113 Computer and information sciencesen_GB
dc.okm.discipline113 Tietojenkäsittely ja informaatiotieteetfi_FI
dc.okm.internationalcopublicationnot an international co-publication
dc.okm.internationalityInternational publication
dc.okm.typeA4 Conference Article
dc.publisher.countryUnited Statesen_GB
dc.publisher.countryYhdysvallat (USA)fi_FI
dc.publisher.country-codeUS
dc.publisher.placeNew York, NY
dc.relation.conferenceInternational Academic Mindtrek Conference
dc.relation.doi10.1145/3377290.3377302
dc.relation.volume23
dc.source.identifierhttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/164362
dc.titleDemographic differences in accumulated types of capital in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games
dc.title.bookAcademicMindtrek '20: Proceedings of the 23rd International Academic Mindtrek Conference
dc.year.issued2020

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