As the mobile devices are popularized, the population of mobile Internet is increasing year by year. The mobile application service includes mobile information, mobile entertainment, mobile transaction, and mobile location service. The most growing market is the mobile game. According the prediction of Juniper¡¦s research, the output value of global mobile game industry will reach 9.7 billion dollars. To research the sunrise industry topic, the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) are integrated in this thesis. Contextual Effects in the Usage Intention of Mobile Games.
The causal relationship of perceived playfulness, perceived ease of use, attitude, subjective norm, and intention is researched. The influence of location, task, and subjective norm on intention is also studied. According to the research and the result of PLS analysis, the Theory of Reasoned Action and the Technology Acceptance Model are verified in this thesis. Additionally, the assumptions proposed in this research are verified and proved.
Some results are derived in this research. The perceived ease of use positively influences the perceived playfulness. The perceived playfulness and the perceived ease of use positively influence the attitude. The attitude and the subjective norm positively influence the intention. The interaction of the location and the subjective norm will regulate the intention. The interaction of the task and the subjective norm will not regulate the intention.
Some further TAM Model results are derived in this research. The perceived playfulness and the perceived ease of use positively influence the intention. The influence of location, task, and perceived playfulness on intention is also studied. Finally, according to the result of the study, some suggestions are proposed for future research.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0115107-101451 |
| Date | 15 January 2007 |
| Creators | Chen, Pei-yu |
| Contributors | Ting-peng Liang, Pin-yu Chu, Ya-ching Lee |
| Publisher | NSYSU |
| Source Sets | NSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | Cholon |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0115107-101451 |
| Rights | campus_withheld, Copyright information available at source archive |
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