5. FUTURE WORK
We are currently using our findings from this article as part of anew research study where we analyze a larger number of game reviews. The results from this study will hopefully provide us with deeper insights on common structural patterns as well as possible correlations between the themes we’ve identified and broader issues. For instance, we look forward to exploring potential differences and similarities between game reviews, other kinds of reviews (film and book, and media (print or web.
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We thank the Georgia Tech College of Computing Intel Opportunity Scholars program for support for this research.
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