The sweet escape to metaverse: Exploring escapism, anxiety, and virtual place attachment

D Pal, C Arpnikanondt - Computers in Human Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
The metaverse is an emerging area of research and has a lot of potential in providing
individuals with an alternate place of inhabitation. The importance of metaverse escapism …

Exploring the effect of telepresence and escapism on consumer post-purchase intention in an immersive virtual reality environment

T Saleem, MI Ishaq, A Raza, M Junaid - Journal of Retailing and …, 2024 - Elsevier
As immersive virtual reality technologies become increasingly sophisticated and transform
consumers' consumption patterns, the researchers called for empirical studies to uncover …

Real-world demotivation as a predictor of continued video game playing: A study on escapism, anxiety and lack of intrinsic motivation

GY Liao, TTL Pham, HY Huang, TCE Cheng… - … Commerce Research and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Past research has identified some positive impacts of game escapism, but has not explored
what drives gamers to escape into games. Research filling this gap will provide game …

[HTML][HTML] Making sense of the pandemic: Multiple functions of commercial video games during one year and a half of COVID-19 crisis

A Boldi, A Rapp - International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
The outbreak of the COVID-19 has made apparent the importance of gaming technologies
during crises and difficult life moments. However, studies exploring the role of commercial off …

The many faces of monetisation: Understanding the diversity and extremity of player spending in mobile games via massive-scale transactional analysis

D Zendle, C Flick, S Deterding, J Cutting… - ACM Games: Research …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
With the rise of microtransactions, particularly in the mobile games industry, there has been
ongoing concern that games reliant on these obtain substantial revenue from a small …

Time spent playing video games during periods of isolation has no effect on loneliness or mental health

S Hodgetts, J Butler, GP Williams - Behaviour & Information …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Video games are a ubiquitous form of entertainment that also have the potential to fulfil the
socialisation needs of players. In recent years, policy makers and healthcare providers have …

Exploring Video Game Engagement, Social–Emotional Development, and Adolescent Well-Being for Sustainable Health and Quality Education

MÁ García-Gil, FI Revuelta-Domínguez… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study addresses the relationship between the use of video games and social–
emotional learning in adolescents, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) …

Altered Heart Rate Variability During Mobile Game Playing and Watching Self-Mobile Gaming in Individuals with Problematic Mobile Game Use: Implications for …

SC Chin, YH Chang, CC Huang, TH Chou… - Psychology Research …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The surge in mobile gaming, fueled by smartphone and internet accessibility,
lacks a comprehensive understanding of physiological changes during gameplay. Methods …

Impacto del COVID-19 en las motivaciones de uso en video jugadores mexicanos: comparación de dos estudios transversales

MV Farfano, LTR Cuenca… - … : nuevas tendencias en …, 2022 - dialnet.unirioja.es
La pandemia por COVID-19 ha provocado cambios en la interacción social en diversos
momentos y países, así como en las actividades realizadas en tiempo de ocio. En el caso …

Playing the video games during COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on player's well-being

SB Noaman, A Ibrahim, L Ali, MW Iqbal… - … for Technology and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
COVID-19 affected our lives intensly. That state of affairs made humans helpless. They had
been depressed and experienced loneliness. At that time many human beings were …