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An initial study of information behavior in Pokemon Go
Author(s) -
Srinivasan Krishna,
Tan Marcus Lee Kiang,
Peh Derrick Chin Kiat,
Goh Dion HoeLian,
Lee Chei Sian
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
proceedings of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.193
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 2373-9231
DOI - 10.1002/pra2.166
Subject(s) - information needs , information behavior , psychology , social psychology , internet privacy , computer science , world wide web , human–computer interaction
This paper presents a preliminary study of issues pertaining to the information needs, sources and behaviors of Pokemon Go players. Participants were found to be passive in the fulfillment of their information needs and they expressed a willingness to share information with others.