Information seeking in pokemon go: A preliminary study

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

doi:10.1109/JCDL.2019.00078

Information seeking in pokemon go: A preliminary study

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 and sources of Pokemon Go players. A semi-structured interview revealed three categories of information needs. Interestingly, participants were found to be passive in the fulfillment of their information needs, relying on friends, and online chat groups as major sources of information. There was also a surprisingly high trust in these information sources.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2019 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2019
Editors	Maria Bonn, Dan Wu, Stephen J. Downie, Alain Martaus
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	376-377
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728115474
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JCDL.2019.00078
Publication status	Published - Jun 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	19th ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2019 - Urbana-Champaign, United States Duration: Jun 2 2019 → Jun 6 2019

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries
Volume	2019-June
ISSN (Print)	1552-5996

Conference

Conference	19th ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Urbana-Champaign
Period	6/2/19 → 6/6/19

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© 2019 IEEE.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Engineering

Keywords

Information behavior
Information needs
Information sources
Mobile games
Pokemon Go

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Srinivasan, K., Tan, M. L. K., Peh, D. C. K., Goh, D. H. L., & Lee, C. S. (2019). Information seeking in pokemon go: A preliminary study. In M. Bonn, D. Wu, S. J. Downie, & A. Martaus (Eds.), Proceedings - 2019 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2019 (pp. 376-377). Article 8791171 (Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries; Vol. 2019-June). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/JCDL.2019.00078

Srinivasan, Krishna ; Tan, Marcus Lee Kiang ; Peh, Derrick Chin Kiat et al. / Information seeking in pokemon go : A preliminary study. Proceedings - 2019 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2019. editor / Maria Bonn ; Dan Wu ; Stephen J. Downie ; Alain Martaus. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. pp. 376-377 (Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries).

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Srinivasan, K, Tan, MLK, Peh, DCK, Goh, DHL & Lee, CS 2019, Information seeking in pokemon go: A preliminary study. in M Bonn, D Wu, SJ Downie & A Martaus (eds), Proceedings - 2019 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2019., 8791171, Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, vol. 2019-June, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 376-377, 19th ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2019, Urbana-Champaign, United States, 6/2/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/JCDL.2019.00078

Information seeking in pokemon go: A preliminary study. / Srinivasan, Krishna; Tan, Marcus Lee Kiang; Peh, Derrick Chin Kiat et al.
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