On the Influence of Reviews on Play Activity on Steam - A Statistical Approach

Vinzenz Brodschneider; Johanna Pirker

doi:10.1109/CoG57401.2023.10333235

On the Influence of Reviews on Play Activity on Steam - A Statistical Approach

Vinzenz Brodschneider^*, Johanna Pirker

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Abstract

Online reviews provide valuable information for consumers, particularly when purchasing goods like video games that rely on information about experiences. This study focuses on using the Steam gaming platform to examine the influence of peer reviews on gameplay behavior. Data was collected from selected users between November 2021 and August 2022. The analysis revealed a significantly higher rate of game play after the creation of a friend's review. However, the presence of periods with an unusually high frequency of reviews introduced noise, making it challenging to draw clear conclusions. In this paper, we explore the results of this analysis and potential implications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE Conference on Games, CoG 2023
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society, 1998
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350322774
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CoG57401.2023.10333235
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	5th Annual IEEE Conference on Games: CoG 2023 - Boston, United States Duration: 21 Aug 2023 → 24 Aug 2023

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Conference	5th Annual IEEE Conference on Games
Abbreviated title	CoG 2023
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston
Period	21/08/23 → 24/08/23

Keywords

game review analysis
review analysis
steam

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Human-Computer Interaction
Software

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