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•Obito-Kakashi•

SOCIAL GAMING

What is social gaming?

‘Social gaming’ refers the activity or practice of playing an online game on a social media platform. Simply put, social gaming are the games that have been purposely made for social sites such as facebook apps and other mobile and tablet devices.

I personally don’t have any experience in social gaming. I was born into the Super Nintendo and Nitendo 64 era. Today, however online social gaming has become a popular social activity online. So much so that many people have reported their participation in the online gaming world.

What makes a social game different from other games?

·      Turn-based – A social game is not social unless you are playing with another person. As such, social games enable users to take turns.

·      Awareness of others’ actions in games – such as a newsfeed.

·      Casual gaming – “Social gaming” As it is currently referred to, social gaming is for the average user and not for someone who plans on playing 24 hours a day.

·      Multiplayer –  You can’t be social without there being other people so whether it’s two or two hundred users, the game has to be multiplayer for it to be social.

·      Based on Social Platforms – In the context of social gaming, social platforms provide users with an identity and also can provide the backbone for simple forms of communication (such as notifications, etc).

Who are social gamers?

As shown above, 55% of social gamers are female as opposed to 45% of males. More females play multiple times a day than males. 68% of females play with people they known were are 41% of males play with strangers.

Are you a social gamer? If so what games do you play?

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