A Knowledge Graph Approach for Analyzing Player Social Media Reviews

In recent years, as the gaming industry has developed, both the number of games and players have continuously increased. However, in recent years, numerous conflicts have arisen between game developers and players, leading to significant consequences for both parties. These incidents stem from a lack of effective communication between the two sides. Meanwhile, player communities have amassed a wealth of authentic reviews posted by actual players, reflecting their most genuine opinions about the games. To address this issue, the present study conducts sentiment analysis on reviews from player communities and proposes the use of graph neural networks (GNN) along with a knowledge graph constructed from gaming wikis to uncover the deep-seated reasons behind the various emotions expressed by players. Additionally, a pre-trained large model is employed to better understand player feedback, thereby enabling game developers to establish more effective communication with their player base.

Authors

Institutions

Publication Details

Journal
IIAI Letters on Informatics and Interdisciplinary Research
Published
2025-01-01
DOI
https://doi.org/10.52731/liir.v006.413
Primary Topic
Data Visualization and Analytics
Type
article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact
0.00
Controls
|||
ALL TIME
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
article

A Knowledge Graph Approach for Analyzing Player Social Media Reviews

Junichi Fukumoto, Z. Zhao
IIAI Letters on Informatics and Interdisciplinary Research
Data Visualization and Analytics
article

A Knowledge Graph Approach for Analyzing Player Social Media Reviews

Junichi Fukumoto, Z. Zhao
article en

Abstract

In recent years, as the gaming industry has developed, both the number of games and players have continuously increased. However, in recent years, numerous conflicts have arisen between game developers and players, leading to significant consequences for both parties. These incidents stem from a lack of effective communication between the two sides. Meanwhile, player communities have amassed a wealth of authentic reviews posted by actual players, reflecting their most genuine opinions about the games. To address this issue, the present study conducts sentiment analysis on reviews from player communities and proposes the use of graph neural networks (GNN) along with a knowledge graph constructed from gaming wikis to uncover the deep-seated reasons behind the various emotions expressed by players. Additionally, a pre-trained large model is employed to better understand player feedback, thereby enabling game developers to establish more effective communication with their player base.

IIAI Letters on Informatics and Interdisciplinary ResearchVol. 6
Ritsumeikan University (JP)
Openalex Percentile: Top 73%
Data Visualization and Analytics
AI Navigator

Ask Laika to Summarize, Analyze, and Connect papers live on the map.

Summarize Papers & Methodologies

Extract key findings, datasets, and comparative methods across publications.

Benchmark Rankings & Visual Analytics

Rank top research institutions, authors, funders, topics, and journals by Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) and paper volume with instant charts.

Connect Distant Disciplines

Bridge topological clusters on the map to find hidden collaborative intersections.