Chinese Game Research Articles

Complementarity or Substitutability Between Traditional and Mobile Gaming. An Empirical Study Among Players of Traditional Gaming in China

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the variables that drive video players' switching intention from traditional gaming to mobile gaming. Moreover, this paper intends to uncover whether mobile gaming is complemental or substitutable to traditional gaming. Design/methodology/approach: A human migration framework, the Push-Pull-Mooring, is adopted to the context of video game switching. A total of 340 valid samples were collected in Chinese video game forums. We applied an unsupervised machine learning algorithm, K-mean clustering, to find different video game player segments. We also applied Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) to estimate linear regression models for the whole sample and the segments found. Findings: Empirical results from clustering show that there are two segments in our sample, labelled Unshakable stayer and Moderate intentional emigrant. Switching intention from traditional to mobile gaming are low in the whole sample, although there are differences across segments. We conclude that traditional gaming is not being substituted by mobile gaming. In turn, mobile gaming serves a complementary role for the players of traditional gaming. Moreover, seven variables which have a significant impact on the switching intention are identified. Originality/value: This study contributes to the nascent knowledge body of video game marketing by developing the first switching model from traditional to mobile gaming, identifying salient factors that positively and negatively affect platform migration, and providing marketing practitioners of video game companies with useful insights.

Research on the DouDiZhu's playing strategy based on XGBoost

In recent years, imperfect information games have received extensive attention in computer game research. As a three-person imperfect information game in China, DouDiZhu not only has competitive relationship but also has cooperative relationship between the players, which makes the model more complicated, hence it has high research value. In this paper, the DouDiZhu's playing strategy is converted into 182 legal playing multi-classification problems, by extracting the characteristics of winning data of different players, using the XGBoost model and setting reasonable model parameters. In addition, to make the strategy of playing cards more reasonable through phased training, character training, and rule correction methods. In this paper, a new data representation method of DouDiZhu game is proposed. The XGBoost model is innovatively used to solve the poker game problem. By adjusting the parameters and multi model training, a better card playing strategy is obtained. The experimental results show that the playing strategy predicted by the playing strategy model proposed in this paper is basically consistent with the human playing strategy, and has a good playing strategy for different situations. The method in this paper has achieved a third-place excellent result in the Chinese University Student Computer Game Contest 2019.

Xiangqi vs Chess—The Cultural Differences Reflected in Chinese and Western Games

Xiangqi (Chinese chess) and Chess (international chess) have much in common. However, because of the distinctions between China and the West in history, geography and cultural background, they also have many obvious differences in game rules. The purpose of this study was to explore these differences. In the beginning, the paper briefly introduces the two games. Then, by comparing Xiangqi and Chess, it looks into the differences in social structures between China and the West, the different thinking patterns of Chinese and westerners, and the geographic differences between China and the West. Through discussion on each aspect, the study finds that these differences reflect the characteristics of Chinese culture and western culture respectively.

从《公主连结Re：Dive》国服代理看中国游戏出版

从《公主连结Re：Dive》国服代理看中国游戏出版

Competing for a Better Role Relation: International Relations, Sino-US Rivalry and Game of Weiqi

We rely on the Chinese game of weiqi to conceptualize China’s rival role conceptions and self-role conceptions. Since weiqi compels rivals endowed with the culture of harmony to outplay each other, rivals have no role relation between them. We argue the most apparent but least acknowledged practice that they compete on who enhances self-role performance better for the world to emulate. Exactly because the rivals compete intensely, they give an American watcher a reason to believe that they belong to the same strategic kind familiar to a chess player. We explore Sino-US rivalry accordingly. We maintain that, as rival, China has not expected the US to seriously honor any role duties, meaning they are not mutually obliged to any significant extent. Therefore, on the one hand, China is ready to both practice and bear squeezing and harassing as if no role obligation exist between them. On the other hand, China’s obligation being a rival is to enhance the recognition of China in the world as always being more beneficial than the US is, hence the balance of role relations. This beneficial role conception necessitates China’s pursuit of strategic partnership all over the world, which subdues the US influences.

Windows of Opportunity, Capability and Catch-Up: The Chinese Game Industry

ABSTRACT This study examines the catch-up experiences of the Chinese game industry from a neo-Schumpeterian perspective. It determines that Chinese indigenous firms succeeded in catch-up by strategically responding to favourable policy changes, such as a quota system that limited the import of overseas games and content inspection by the government. It is found that China has established its capabilities in a quite different manner than the experience of advanced countries during the dynamic catch-up process. This verdict shows that the order of capability development of late-comer countries can be different from that of advanced countries. Despite numerous studies that emphasise the role of government, we argue that, even when the market is unsegmented, if foreign knowledge is accessible, then the necessary intervention can involve little more than the protection of the initial market in the form of exclusive licensing, import restriction, not sharing R&D costs or promoting marketing activity. Despite exclusive licensing, import restriction and piracy, overseas game firms continued co-operating with China in the form of a publishing contract and IP sales due to massive market opportunities in China. This indicates that a large country with an immense domestic market can differentiate its catch-up strategies from those of small-market countries.

속삭임게임을 활용한 체계적 환자사정 및 보고 교육프로그램의 개발 및 학습자 경험탐색

속삭임게임을 활용한 체계적 환자사정 및 보고 교육프로그램의 개발 및 학습자 경험탐색

透过体验经济视角分析中国手游在韩国市场的成功要素

透过体验经济视角分析中国手游在韩国市场的成功要素

The effects of intrinsic cognitive load and gameplay interest on flow experience reflecting performance progress in a Chinese remote association game

Remote association requires players to use their mental transformation to identify objects’ relationships by activating knowledge application. A Chinese Remote Association game was designed (example question: □樂□信□車, where the answer is快) to explore learners’ cognitive and affective effects, and then eighth grade students were invited to play using their smartphones. Data were collected for confirmatory factor analysis with structural equation modeling. The results revealed that intrinsic cognitive load was negatively related to flow experience, while gameplay interest was positively related to flow experience, and flow experience was positively related to performance progress in Chinese association. The implication of this study is that using remote Chinese association as an application game can enhance players’ flow experience and performance.

Living like there’s no tomorrow: The psychological effects of an earthquake on savings and spending behavior

Natural disasters impact economies not only through physical damages, but also by affecting survivors emotionally and psychologically. This can alter their economic behavior, in ways that remain poorly understood. We present a model of post-disaster savings that reveals two opposing tendencies: the need to self-insure through increased savings, and the drive to “enjoy life while it lasts” through increased spending. We use panel datasets from China’s Sichuan province, and isolate psychological impacts by focusing on those who lived in quake areas but did not themselves suffer damages or injuries. Although they did not bear economic losses, they saved less, spent more on alcohol, and played majiang (a Chinese game) more often, suggesting that the “no tomorrow” tendency dominated over the precautionary tendency. The magnitude of the savings rate impact, a drop of 0.17 percentage points for each percent of distance closer to the epicenter, is economically significant, and persists in the medium term.

Rapid development of computer games in China

Thousands of years ago, Go and Chinese chess were popular board games in China. The words “Chuhe Hanjie” that is often printed on Chinese chess game boards to divide the two player sides is a reference to the Chu-Han war; while it is far from proof that Chinese chess dates back to the Han dynasty, there is much evidence to show that the game has a long history. Computer game tournaments began comparatively late in China, but they have developed very quickly. This article summarizes the history of the development of computer game tournaments in China and discusses the reasons for the rapid development of computer game tournaments in China from several perspectives. Finally, we comment on the future of computer game tournaments in China.

Re-emergence of a genotype VIII virulent Newcastle disease virus isolated from Chinese game fowl after 13years.

Circulation of dominant genotypes VI and VII of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is causing significant economic losses to the poultry industry in China. However, reports of Newcastle disease (ND) outbreaks caused by genotype VIII strains of NDV are rare. In this study, a virulent genotype VIII strain of NDV, designated GXGB2011, was isolated from a vaccinated game fowl flock showing clinic signs of infection in Pinxiang county, Guangxi, China. The whole genome of the isolate was completely sequenced and was found to be comprised of 15,192 nucleotides (nt), encoding the six structural proteins in the order of 3'-NP-P-M-F-HN-L-5'. The pattern of cleavage site 112 RRQKR↓F117 in the fusion (F) protein and the intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI) value of 1.5 showed that the strain GXGB2011 was a velogenic NDV. The results of the challenge experiment with the 5-week-old SPF chickens showed that the strain was highly pathogenic with 100% morbidity and mortality of the challenged birds. Based on the detection of virus in different organs of the infected birds, the highest viral load in caecal tonsils was observed and viral levels in immune organs were higher than those in the respiratory organs. Bayesian reconstruction of complete genomes based on the sequences of 66 NDV reference strains showed that the strain belonged to the genotype VIII of NDV. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the strain was more closely related to the foreign strains gamefowl/U.S.(CA)/24225/98, 1ITTY94060 and IT-147/94 rather than to the first domestic strains of the emergence genotype VIII in Qinghai, China during 1979-1985. In summary, the results of the study demonstrated the re-emergence of a highly pathogenic virulent isolate of genotype VIII of NDV. These results indicate the risk that this genotype VIII of NDV may spread to commercial chickens from game fowl.

Analysis of the Influence of Local Government’s Behavior and Preference on Industrial Agglomeration Under Chinese Promotion Game

Research content: Based on the framework of Chinese-style promotion game, a theoretical model to describe how local government behavior and preference affect agglomeration is made up, and empirical evidence is provided based on the samples from 282 cities in China. Innovation: Taking industrial connections as the grasp of the hand, different effects of local government behavior and preference on the agglomeration of manufacturing industry and production service industry are identified, which provides a new perspective for the explanation of the causes of agglomeration economy in China. Main conclusions: (1) In the Chinese promotion game, local government officials will promote local manufacturing industry agglomeration and producer services industry agglomeration for the maximization of their promotion profits, but prefer to promote manufacturing industry agglomeration. (2) The connection between producer services industry and manufacturing industry, and the connection within manufacturing industries will affect local governments’ industry selection preference, the former can induce local governments to tend to pull up the agglomeration of producer services industry, the latter can induce local governments to tend to pull up the manufacturing industry agglomeration.

Marketization Impact on the Relationships Between Supporters and Football Clubs

This article examines the concept of corporate governance, in particular the stakeholder context to analysis the relationship between football clubs in China and their local supporter groups for the purpose of gaining insight of its transitional football industry. This mainly qualitative interview-based study focuses upon the process of football marketization in China, with particular emphasis upon the research question: How has marketization impacted the relationship between supporters and football clubs? Along with an examination of the country’s wider social background, cultural influences to illustrate the impact of football marketization on the development pattern of the Chinese game and the specific characteristics of China’s fan culture under its so called socialist market economy.

Gray Code in the Solution of the Nine Rings Chinese Game

The main purpose of this project is to explore the nine chain ringed game and to solve it through various ways including induction and recursive methods. Associating this game with the binary codes and where the two numbers represent whether the respective ring is on the 1st row-the ring being on the sword or the 2nd row-the ring being off the sword. First, we explored the problem with two mathematical models to find the existing patterns. Then, by the usage of induction, we found the general form of the quickest number of moves needed depending on the number of rings without the repetition of any situation. Hence we called this path a beautiful solution. Similarly, by the usage of induction, we determined the smallest number of steps needed to get from one situation to another situation. Meanwhile, we also formulated nonrepeating sequences to represent which ring will be moved at which step of the beautiful solution’s procedure. Finally, we concluded the project by aggregating the data into a generating function.

Go-playing super AI transcends humanity

Not so long ago, mastering the ancient Chinese game of Go was beyond the reach of artificial intelligence. But then AlphaGo, Google DeepMind's Al player, started to leave even the best human opponents in the dust. Yet even this world-beating Al needed humans to learn from. Then, on Wednesday, DeepMind's new version ditched people altogether. AlphaGo Zero has surpassed its predecessors abilities, bypassing Al's traditional method of learning games, which involves watching thousands of hours of human play. Instead, it simply starts playing at random, honing its skills by repeatedly playing against itself. Three days and 4.9 million such games later, the result is the world's best Go-playing Al.

An Illustration of China’s “Paradoxical Soft Power”: The Dissemination of the Gambling Game Fantan (番攤) by the Cantonese Diaspora, 1850–1950 (中國「匪夷所思的軟實力」：一八五零至一九五零年之間粵僑博奕遊戲「番攤」在海外傳播的例子)

This article investigates the dissemination of fantan (番攤), a very popular gambling game, during the period 1850–1950, by the Cantonese diaspora. It insists that fantan should not be considered only socially destructive as, by different means, it turned out to be instrumental in reinforcing the cohesiveness of the overseas Cantonese communities. Fantan was also one of the Chinese games that crossed the boundaries of the diaspora to take root in the local population in certain countries, though this was not the case everywhere. In theusa, for example, it remained an exotic oddity in the eyes of the local people. In the cases of Vietnam and Philippines, the local population emulated the Chinese and took up this game which was given a local name. The dissemination of fantan is one typical manifestation of the “paradoxical soft power of China”: despite China’s relative weakness during that time, its cultural influence, as a consequence of the development of the diaspora, greatly extended overseas.本文探討粵僑之間流行的博奕遊戲《番攤》在一八五零年到一九五零年之間的傳播。我的主要論點是：番攤不應只被視為一種負面的社會行為，它同時具有凝聚粵僑社群的正面功能。番攤是一種使跨越國境的僑民可以在僑居地與當地人民互動的媒介。但這個媒介作用在各地是不同的：在美國，本地人視番攤為難以接受的奇風異俗；在越南及菲律賓，當地人則模倣華人的玩法，並賦與它當地的名字。番攤在海外各地的流傳可以視為一種中國「匪夷所思的軟實力」的展現。儘管當時中國是一個比較弱的國家，但歸功於華僑在海外的發展，他的文化影響力也大規模地擴展到海外。 (This article is in English).

A Study on Development Trends of Chinese Game Technology

Recently, a variety of games, including functional ones, have been released with new immersive experiences using virtual reality (VR). The rapid development of VR technology is affecting the Chinese cultural content market. In China, the cultural content industry is composed of many different fields including games. The game industry has been designated as the main cultural content in China. Large companies and Small Mediam enterprises(SMEs) are interested in the technologies used in VR. In this paper, we present trends in future VR technology through analysis of VR market data up to the present in China.

Based on Short Motion Paths and Artificial Intelligence Method for Chinese Chess Game

Based on Short Motion Paths and Artificial Intelligence Method for Chinese Chess Game

Study on Chinese Retired Athletes Job Placement Countermeasure Based on Bayes Discriminant Analysis Classification Method

As Chinese Olympic Games, National Games these large-scale sports meetings are now behind us; retirement situation of a group of senior athletes also becomes prevalent. Therefore, the paper carries out specific research on employment situation of Chinese retired athletes. The paper investigates retired athletes’ current situations, and makes comparative analysis, finds that though Chinese retired athletes has acquired some subsidies materially, their life demands cannot be fully satisfied; evaluate on Chinese retired athletes comprehensive quality by discriminant analysis and comprehensive evaluation approach, think that Chinese athletes professional levels are very high but social skills and learning capacity in comprehensive quality are still to be improved, therefore suggest to arrange athletes of rather excellent techniques to participate in cultivation of teenager athlete; present relative opinions on Chinese future retired athletes’ allocation, which is the protection of Chinese vulnerable groups in the background of harmonious development of Chinese socialism so that Chinese society can balanced, coordinated and sustainable move forward.