@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000098, title = {Why Do People Abandon Mobile Social Games? Using Candy Crush Saga as an Example}, author = {Pei-Shan Wei and Szu-Ying Lee and Hsi-Peng Lu and Jen-Chuen Tzou and Chien-I Weng}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {Mobile social games recently become extremely popular, spawning a whole new entertainment culture. However, mobile game players are fickle, quickly and easily picking up and abandoning games. This pilot study seeks to identify factors that influence users to discontinuing playing mobile social games. We identified three sacrifices which can prompt users to abandon games: monetary sacrifice, time sacrifice and privacy sacrifice. The results showed that monetary sacrifice has a greater impact than the other two factors in causing players to discontinue usage intention. }, journal = {International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering}, volume = {9}, number = {1}, year = {2015}, pages = {13 - 18}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000098}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/97}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 97, 2015}, }