An initial study of information behavior in Pokemon Go

Krishna Srinivasan; Marcus Lee Kiang Tan; Derrick Chin Kiat Peh; Dion Hoe Lian Goh; Chei Sian Lee

doi:10.1002/pra2.166

An initial study of information behavior in Pokemon Go

Krishna Srinivasan, Marcus Lee Kiang Tan, Derrick Chin Kiat Peh, Dion Hoe Lian Goh, Chei Sian Lee

Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	765-767
Number of pages	3
Journal	Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology
Volume	56
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.166
Publication status	Published - Jan 2019
Externally published	Yes

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General Computer Science
Library and Information Sciences

Keywords

information behavior
information needs
Information sources
mobile games
Pokemon Go

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