Session Information
| Title | Game Face(book): The Intersection of Games and Social Network Sites |
| Presenter(s) | Cliff Lampe, Michigan State University
Kurt DeMaagd, Michigan State University Nicole Ellison, Michigan State University Jon Monberg, Michigan State University |
| Time | Friday, October 10, 1:00p-2:00p |
| Location | Parlor C |
| Format | Panel |
| Description | Social Network Sites not only embed games as applications for their users, but also incorporate many game mechanisms in their overall design. Incentivizing users, creating a sense of other "players", and offering measurable rewards are only some ways in which SNS may behave like games. This panel will discuss the possibilities for a learning interaction between the principles of meaningful games and social network sites. |