• DocumentCode
    498506
  • Title

    Analysis on Market Characteristics and Competition Strategy of Online Games in China

  • Author

    You, Xiaobo ; Shan Zou ; Zhong, Junjie

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Liberal Arts, Fujian Normal Univ., Fuzhou, China
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    22-24 May 2009
  • Firstpage
    539
  • Lastpage
    543
  • Abstract
    The market of online game is specified with network externalities, we analyze the market characteristics of it in China from the view of network economic; furthermore, we put forward the predominant strategy as well as the strategies to influence expectation of consumer, to increase number of users and to lock-in. The proposition of these strategies and the corresponding analyses are of practical significance to promote the online game industry in China.
  • Keywords
    computer games; competition strategy; market characteristics; network economic; network externalities; online games; Art; Computer networks; Dispersion; Educational institutions; Electronic commerce; Game theory; IP networks; Internet; Security; Toy industry; lock-in; market characteristic; online game; predominant strategy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronic Commerce and Security, 2009. ISECS '09. Second International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Nanchang
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-3643-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISECS.2009.91
  • Filename
    5209896