Recent research of social media platforms suggests they’re well-suited to the formation of social capital (Kushin & Yamamoto, 2010; Gil de Zúñiga et al., 2012; 2014). Media’s effects on social capital are actually being examined in reference to video video games (e.g. Kowert & Oldmeadow, 2013; Shen, 2013; Vieira 2012; Zhong, 2011). This study treats…