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Psychology Behind Aggressive Language Used in Honor of Kings

Sihan ShouBoston University*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) on mobile phones is one of the most popular gaming styles in recent years. One of the representative games is Honor of Kings. People search for entertainment and emotional release in the game. This creates the problem of aggressive language use in Honor of Kings. This paper investigates the phenomenon of aggressive language in Honor of Kings and the psychology and reasons behind it. Analysis of existing literature and research on similar topics were used in this paper to examine the psychology and reasons. Factors like anonymity, competitiveness, and sexism were identified and analyzed in this paper as potential influencers of abusive language use in Honor of Kings. Based on this result, this paper provided several suggestions to help improve the gaming environment, including strengthening the reporting mechanism, strengthening the audit of the abusive language and increasing education and awareness of the use of abusive language.

Keywords: Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA); Honor of Kings; aggressive language; anonymity; psychology of gaming
Published: October 31, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/7/20230883
Volume: CHR Vol.7
pp. 193-200
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