Mia Consalvo & Kelly Boudreau

Social Network Games & Family Ties

New research published by communication studies researchers Mia Consalvo and Kelly Boudreau in Information, Communication and Society shows that, beyond being a fun distraction, social network games can offer family members a meaningful way to interact and meet social obligations. 

Reports on the study appeared in numerous media outlets, including: Canoe, Radio Canada, Le Journal de Montréal, 24h Montréal, Science Codex, Huffington Post Québec, Les Affaires, La Presse, Science Newsline, ECN Mag, Business Standard, Jagran Post, Web India,  v2com, phys.org, TVA,  98,5 fm and NRJ.

Articles also appear in India Today, India Times, Times of India, BGR, Asian Age, Indian Express Big News Network and First Post. Consalvo appeared on CJAD Radio's Andrew Carter Show the morning of November 20 to discuss the study.