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Measuring Engagement of Spectators of Social Digital Games
Published on: July 3, 2021
Association of Social Gaming with Well-Being (Escape COVID-19): A Sentiment Analysis
Chayakrit Krittanawong1, Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk2, Craig L Katz3
1The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.
Background:
During the 2020-2021 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown, social activities were limited by the government-recommended social distancing guidelines, leading to an abundance of mental health issues.
Methods:
We hypothesized that Twitter sentiment analysis may shed some light on Animal Crossing: New Horizons and its impact on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results:
We found that social gaming and social media may be used as tools to cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conclusions:
Further research, including randomized study designs and prospective measurements of mental health outcomes related to social gaming behavior are required.
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