1. IR11 - Göteborg
21-23 October 2010
Quest for games in SNS context
players, friends, resources
Luca Rossi - University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
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2. social gaming : the new frontier

3. The Gathering - Norway 2009

4. “We create games that let you play together
with real-world friends and family using the
infrastructure built by social networks. This is
in some ways a return to the roots of games.
You play with the same people you would
play cards, board games or go bowling with
in the real world”

5. friends are resources
you need to fight
against them
or
you need them to
help you

6. competition & cooperation
1) to win is good but smashing you is better
2) ehm ehm, my dear I really need your help
hypothesis:
specific game structures work better with
specific social structures underlying

7. competition:
closed groups, bounding activities
cooperation:
open groups, bridging activities

8. preliminar data:
start playing the game
biggest brain
pet society

9. preliminary data:
do you invite your friends?

10. preliminary data:
do add new friends (because of the
game)?

11. preliminary data:
sharing achievements

12. biggest brain pet society
- stay within the
network;
- share your
achievements;
- add new friends;
- invite your
friends;
bounding
activities
bridging
activities
social function of social games

13. + =
coopetition
what social function for that?

14. thank you
email luca.rossi@uniurb.it