<!doctype html><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en" prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns#"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="applicable-device" content="pc,mobile"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <title>Leveraging Game Mechanics for Social Good: A Case Study of Educational Mobile Games #216820554180 (2025-02-01)</title> <link rel="canonical" href="https://blog-621299645429.mit-edu.top/post/0783519264"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;700&display=swap"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://x.mit-edu.top/static/css/style.css"> <script src="https://x.mit-edu.top/static/js/lazysizes.min.js" async></script> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico"> <!-- Open Graph Metadata --> <meta property="og:type" content="article" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Leveraging Game Mechanics for Social Good: A Case Study of Educational Mobile Games" /> <meta property="og:description" content="Leveraging Game Mechanics for Social Good: A Case Study of Educational Mobile Games #216820554180 (2025-02-01)" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://blog-621299645429.mit-edu.top/post/0783519264" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="mit-edu.top" /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://x.mit-edu.top/static/images/post/19.jpg" /> <meta property="og:article:published_time" content="2025-01-31T23:47:08Z" /> <meta property="og:article:author" content="Dr. Benjamin Powell" /> <meta property="og:article:section" content="mit-edu.top" /> <meta property="og:article:tag" content="Games, Mobile Games, Video Games" /> <!-- Schema.org --> <script type="application/ld+json">{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "ScholarlyArticle", "headline": "Leveraging Game Mechanics for Social Good: A Case Study of Educational Mobile Games #216820554180 (2025-02-01)", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dr. Benjamin Powell", "affiliation": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "mit-edu.top" }, "url": "https://blog-621299645429.mit-edu.top/post/0783519264" }, "datePublished": "2025-01-31T23:47:08Z", "image": "https://x.mit-edu.top/static/images/post/19.jpg", "journal": { "@type": "Periodical", "name": "mit-edu.top", "issn": "10.1069/216820554180" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "mit-edu.top", "url": "https://blog-621299645429.mit-edu.top" }, "doi": "216820554180", "abstract": "Leveraging Game Mechanics for Social Good: A Case Study of Educational Mobile Games #216820554180 (2025-02-01)", "citation": { "@type": "CreativeWork", "name": "Leveraging Game Mechanics for Social Good: A Case Study of Educational Mobile Games", "author": "Dr. Benjamin Powell", "datePublished": "2025-01-31T23:47:08Z", "url": "https://blog-621299645429.mit-edu.top/post/0783519264" } } </script></head> <body> <div class="site-mobile-menu site-navbar-target"> <div class="site-mobile-menu-header"> <div class="site-mobile-menu-close"> <span class="icofont-close js-menu-toggle"></span> </div> </div> <div class="site-mobile-menu-body"></div> </div> <nav class="site-nav"> <div class="container"> <div class="site-navigation"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6 text-center order-1 order-md-2 mb-3 mb-md-0"> <a href="https://blog-621299645429.mit-edu.top" class="logo m-0 text-uppercase">mit-edu.top</a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 order-3 order-md-1"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div class="section post-section pt-5"> <div class="container"> <div class="row justify-content-center"> <div class="col-lg-8"> <div class="text-center"> <img src="https://x.mit-edu.top/static/images/user/4.jpg" alt="Leveraging Game Mechanics for Social Good: A Case Study of Educational Mobile Games" title="Leveraging Game Mechanics for Social Good: A Case Study of Educational Mobile Games" class="author-pic img-fluid rounded-circle mx-auto"> </div> <span class="d-block text-center">Benjamin Powell</span> <span class="date d-block text-center small text-uppercase text-black-50 mb-5">2025-02-01</span> <h2 class="heading text-center">Leveraging Game Mechanics for Social Good: A Case Study of Educational Mobile Games</h2> <p class="lead mb-4 text-center">Thanks to Benjamin Powell for contributing the article "Leveraging Game Mechanics for Social Good: A Case Study of Educational Mobile Games". </p> <img src="https://x.mit-edu.top/static/images/post/19.jpg" alt="Leveraging Game Mechanics for Social Good: A Case Study of Educational Mobile Games" title="Leveraging Game Mechanics for Social Good: A Case Study of Educational Mobile Games" class="img-fluid rounded mb-4 lazyload"> <p>This paper explores the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in predicting player behavior in mobile games. It focuses on how AI algorithms can analyze player data to forecast actions such as in-game purchases, playtime, and engagement. The research examines the potential of AI to enhance personalized gaming experiences, improve game design, and increase player retention rates.</p><p>Mobile gaming has democratized access to gaming experiences, empowering billions of smartphone users to dive into a vast array of games ranging from casual puzzles to graphically intensive adventures. The portability and convenience of mobile devices have transformed downtime into playtime, allowing gamers to indulge their passion anytime, anywhere, with a tap of their fingertips.</p><p>The social fabric of gaming is woven through online multiplayer experiences, where players collaborate, compete, and form lasting friendships in virtual realms. Whether teaming up in cooperative missions or facing off in intense PvP battles, the camaraderie and sense of community fostered by online gaming platforms transcend geographical distances, creating bonds that extend beyond the digital domain.</p><p>This study applies social network analysis (SNA) to investigate the role of social influence and network dynamics in mobile gaming communities. It examines how social relationships, information flow, and peer-to-peer interactions within these communities shape player behavior, preferences, and engagement patterns. The research builds upon social learning theory and network theory to model the spread of gaming behaviors, including game adoption, in-game purchases, and the sharing of strategies and achievements. The study also explores how mobile games leverage social influence mechanisms, such as multiplayer collaboration and social rewards, to enhance player retention and lifetime value.</p><p>This study examines the role of social influence in mobile game engagement, focusing on how peer behavior, social norms, and social comparison processes shape player motivations and in-game actions. By drawing on social psychology and network theory, the paper investigates how players' social circles, including friends, family, and online communities, influence their gaming habits, preferences, and spending behavior. The research explores how mobile games leverage social influence through features such as social media integration, leaderboards, and team-based gameplay. 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