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Tseng, Fan-Chen, and Ching-I. Teng. "Online Gamers' Preferences for Online Game Charging Mechanisms." International Journal of E-Business Research 11, no. 1 (January 2015): 23–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijebr.2015010102.
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Online games construct a virtual world where gamers can explore and experience various exciting environments. However, studies on gamer behavior rarely investigated the relationships between motivations and spending for online games. Understanding these relationships helps online game service providers manage gamers' motivations and develop better revenue models. This study investigated the relationships between one core motivation for playing online games—exploration motivation—and online gamers' willingness to spend for online games. Analytical results indicated that exploration motivation is positively related to gamer willingness to pay monthly access fees for playing online games, and is negatively related to gamer intention to buy or to bid for virtual items. The implications are discussed and suggestions to game service providers are offered.
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Ćwil, Małgorzata, and William T. Howe. "Cross-Cultural Analysis of Gamer Identity: A Comparison of the United States and Poland." Simulation & Gaming 51, no. 6 (August 24, 2020): 785–801. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1046878120945735.
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Who is a gamer? What kind of people are perceived to be gamers? And finally – who perceives themselves as a gamer? In this article the authors attempt to answer these three questions from a multinational perspective. Background. Games are nowadays one of the most frequently encountered forms of entertainment and constitute an ever-increasing part of many people’s day-to-day lives. With the rising popularity of video games, there is a need to conduct a research concerning gamer identity and to find out who perceives themselves as a gamer. The aim of this study is to compare the results of the survey conducted in two different countries to better understand the characteristics of players that self-identified as gamers. Methods. The quantitative study was conducted in two countries – Poland and the United States – in order to research gamer identity. The questionnaire consisted of questions about the self-identification as a gamer, time spent playing video games, types of games played, and the platforms used. It was conducted among 223 students who play video games. Results. The results show that there are both similarities and differences in the meaning of gamer identity between Poland and the United States. People who consider themselves gamers generally spend more time playing games than non-gamers regardless of the country. However, some differences can be spotted between Poland and the U.S. concerning among others types of games played, used platforms or different styles of playing video games. Limitations and further research. The main problem in the study was the limited age range in the sample. In the future it seems valuable to include people of different age groups to broaden the study of self-identified gamer identity.
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Laurence, Asep Hermawan, Innocentius Bernarto, and Ferdi Antonio. "Video Game Engagement: A Passkey to the Intentions of Continue Playing, Purchasing Virtual Items, and Player Recruitment (3Ps)." International Journal of Computer Games Technology 2023 (April 29, 2023): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/2648097.
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People of all ages enjoy playing games, making online gaming a part of the modern lifestyle. Online games as digital products can reach gamers without being hindered by various limitations such as time and location. With a large selection of freemium and premium games in the virtual marketplace, gamers have the opportunity to switch between various games from different genres and make purchases of virtual goods. Therefore, the challenge that developers have to overcome is whether gamers will have the intention to play, pay, and recruit players (3Ps). To manage future behavior intentions, game developers need to ensure that gamers and the games they play have a solid engagement. Data collection comes from the results of distributing questionnaires to Twitter users with the self-reporting method. The amount of data processed was 370 respondents. The model was assessed using the partial least square of structural equation modeling. The results of this study show that video game engagement plays a crucial role as a mediator between gamer experience and the intention to continue playing, purchase game items, and recruit new players. Enjoyment is the strongest predictor of gamer experience, followed by arousal, social interaction, escapism, and challenge.
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Argento, Amanda, Devin Mill, Victoria Carmichael, Jessica Mettler, and Nancy Heath. "Gamers and Video Games Users: What’s the Difference?" Journal of Interpersonal Relations, Intergroup Relations and Identity 10 (2017): 59–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.33921/cnsq2631.
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The term “gamer” is commonly used to refer to individuals who play video games frequently. However, building on Self- Determination theory (SDT) and the Dualistic Model of Passion (DMP), we argue that it may be more theoretically and practically useful to operationalize individuals as “gamers” versus “non- gamers” based on their identification and passion for gaming rather than based on how frequently individuals play video games. Thus, the purpose of the present study is to compare four groups, those who identify as gamers or non-gamers with those who have frequent use or not, on independent variables of gaming engagement, motivation, and problematic gaming. Participants (N = 1,050; 70.1% males; Mage = 23.74 years, SD = 6.48 years) completed measures online. Results revealed that identifying as a gamer was a stronger predictor of levels of gaming engagement, motivation, and problematic gaming compared to frequent use. Findings highlight the potential of SDT and DMP for understanding gamer characteristics.
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Gergely Orbán, Szabolcs, Norbert György Szabados, Éva Bácsné Bába, Veronika Fenyves, Zoltán Bács, Anikó Molnár, Gergely Ráthonyi, and Hussain Rizwan. "Roguelike games: The way we play." International Journal of Engineering and Management Sciences 7, no. 4 (December 29, 2022): 80–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.21791/ijems.2022.4.7.
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The spread of the gameable personal computers and game consoles resulted in the diversification of the video game genre, and from the 7th generation of the gaming consoles, the experience support of the games became largely enhanced. These games are now consumable owing to their resolution, the content, the plots are so fascinating so that they tie the gamer to the seat. Gamers seek experiences in the games. Still, such a special genre called roguelike was established, which is characterized by the constant termination of this world of experience in such a way that the gamer, as a results of the high level of difficulty, is obliged to start the game again and again. These new genre games are now leading titles of the new generation consoles, such as Demon’s Souls or the Returnal, gaining huge role in the introduction and sale of the new gaming console PS5. This study aims to reveal specifications of this genre, moreover, aims to describe through empirical research how gamers relate to it, and whether features of these games contribute to the devotion to them or lead to the disappointment from this world of experience.
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Liao, Gen-Yih, Thi Tuan Linh Pham, Tzu-Ling Huang, T. C. E. Cheng, and Ching-I. Teng. "Impact of workplace frustration on online gamer loyalty." Industrial Management & Data Systems 121, no. 5 (March 4, 2021): 1008–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/imds-08-2020-0504.
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PurposeOnline games are prevalent internet applications and are known for satisfying the various needs of users. Nonetheless, little is known about whether online games could be a resort for users encountering workplace frustration. Explaining how workplace frustration and users' need satisfaction affect loyalty of online gamers, this study aims to formulate hypotheses and develop a framework based on the self-determination theory (SDT).Design/methodology/approachThe authors use an online survey to collect 848 responses and use structural equation modelling to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe authors find that workplace frustration, autonomy need satisfaction and competence need satisfaction are positively related to online gamer loyalty. Moreover, workplace frustration enhances the link between competence need satisfaction and online gamer loyalty.Originality/valueThe authors are the first to use SDT to identify the three antecedents and the moderator of online gamer loyalty. Our findings offer a key message that game providers could design effective means to retain their gamers by understanding their gamers' workplace frustration and informing them that playing games could alleviate the associated negative feelings.
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Costa, Liliana Vale, and Ana Isabel Veloso. "Factors Influencing the Adoption of Video Games in Late Adulthood." International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction 12, no. 1 (January 2016): 35–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijthi.2016010103.
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In the video game industry, older adults tend to be avid consumers. Although considerable research has been devoted to the positive cognitive effects of video games, less attention has been paid to the older adult gamer profile. The aim of this paper is to describe a survey conducted from November 2012 until May 2013, which includes 245 gamers aged 50 and over, about their game preferences. Specifically, the authors examined: (a) what types of video games are played and (b) what leads these players to be engaged by video games. The results indicate that adventure games with problem-solving are preferred, suggesting the skills that participants would like to practise. The study provides insight into a new video gamer profile.
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Alshhre, Ali. "World Literature Representation via Video Games." Arab World English Journal For Translation and Literary Studies 7, no. 1 (February 24, 2023): 101–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol7no1.7.
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This article aims to answer the following question: can video games be a dynamic medium for globalizing an adapted work of literature to be later played and received by gamers who might learn and increase their literary and cultural knowledge? World literature scholarship, gamer-response theory, game studies research, and my experience of playing Assassin’s Creed (2007) were used to explore how video games can globalize world literature to increase readership. The video game Assassin’s Creed (2007), adapted from Bartol’s Alamut (1938), was used to both discuss how world literature can be transmitted via video games and demonstrate how video game adaptations can be beneficial for learning and increasing global readership among gamers. The process of globalizing Alamut via Assassin’s Creed is shown by focusing on how the game employs different themes taken from the novel, its narrative, and some actual historical characters and places, such Acre, Jerusalem, Damascus, and Masyaf castle. Using literary novels and adapting them as video games can be adequate for incorporating those novels into world literature because the novel’s narrative is transmitted and exposed to gamers worldwide, thereby facilitating the transmission process of the novel’s content. Thus, it is recommended that the possibility of expanding world literature should be explored via adaptations of novels into video games.
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Et al., ChePa. "The Influence of Rewards on Games Flow, Challenge, and Its Effects Towards the Engagement of Malaysian Digital Traditional Games." Baghdad Science Journal 16, no. 2(SI) (June 20, 2019): 0534. http://dx.doi.org/10.21123/bsj.2019.16.2(si).0534.
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Games engagement has become one of the main concerns in game industry. Early study revealed that Malaysian digital traditional games are suffering with the same issue due to several factors. One of it is the lack of the game itself. Although many Malaysian traditional games have been digitized, none of them has incorporated rewards despite its importance in games engagement. Realizing the importance of rewards in games engagement, one of Malaysian traditional Congkak has been chosen to be enhanced by incorporating rewards. Experiments have been conducted among 50 gamers among the Millennials. Prior interview, game demo and human test are conducted. Experiments focused on the influence of rewards on games flow, games challenge, and its effects which covers both positive and negative effects through four hypotheses. Findings show that three hypotheses are supported by the experiments thus suggested that rewards have significant influence on the measured constructs. The findings can be useful to new psychologists to obtain more understanding pertaining to games engagement through some experiments of rewards in traditional games. Ideas of incorporating rewards in digital traditional games can useful and beneficial to game developers in attracting gamer and make them hooked to the games.
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Mastrocola, Vicente Martin, and Felipe Correa Mello. "IDENTIFICANDO PERFIS DE GAMERS NA ESPM: UM ESTUDO DE CARÁTER QUANTITATVO UTILIZANDO COMO BASE A PESQUISA NEWZOO’S GAMER SEGMENTATION™." Revista GEMInIS 14, no. 2 (October 2023): 192–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.53450/2179-1465.rg.2023v14i2p192-206.
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O presente estudo teve como objetivo identificar perfis de gamers na graduação da Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing de São Paulo. Tomando como base a pesquisa Gamer Segmentation™, realizada pelo instituto holandês Newzoo, que apresenta nove perfis/personas que compõem o mercado mundial de games na atualidade, aplicamos uma survey online buscando entender – a partir desse estudo – quais os tipos de consumidores de games que são mais proeminentes no ambiente da faculdade ESPM. Como recorte para este projeto, aplicamos um questionário estruturado quantitativo em turmas que cursam disciplinas relacionadas ao universo dos games: Game Essentials (no curso de Sistemas de Informação), Ciclos de Produção 5 – Projeto de Game (no curso de Cinema e Audiovisual) e E-Sports e o Ecossistema Gamer (disciplina eletiva que congrega estudantes de todos os cursos da faculdade ESPM); no intervalo de duas semanas obtivemos 96 questionários respondidos e pudemos compreender alguns aspectos fundamentais de como é o perfil do consumidor de games no âmbito em questão. Indo além, por meio deste estudo, foi possível compreender questões de consumo midiático relacionado aos games, consumo de produtos do universo gamer e que tipos de perfis de jogadores/consumidores de games temos na faculdade. O estudo a seguir, além de mostrar um panorama desta robusta indústria, também sinaliza alguns caminhos de conteúdo que podem ser abordados ou aprimorados nas disciplinas em questão.
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Teng, Ching-I., Shih-Ping Jeng, Henry Ker-Chang Chang, and Soushan Wu. "Who Plays Games Online?" International Journal of E-Business Research 8, no. 4 (October 2012): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jebr.2012100101.
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Online games have become increasingly popular computer applications, raising the question of who plays them. Thus, the present study investigates the relationship between gamer personality and online game use as well as the potential links between online game use and gamer demographic variables. The sample consisted of 1633 Taiwanese online gamers. This study used confirmatory factor analysis to assess measurement reliability and validity. The hypotheses were tested using regression analyses. Analytical results indicated that online game use is positively related to gamer openness and agreeableness but negatively related to gamer conscientiousness and emotional stability. Moreover, being male and having a high income were associated with higher levels of online game use. The results increase the knowledge on the link between personality and online gaming behaviour.
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Ekaputra, Kresna Septyana, Rezki Yuniarti, and Agus Komarudin. "Educational Game Design for Introduction to Immune Systems in Biology Learning at High School." JUMANJI (Jurnal Masyarakat Informatika Unjani) 6, no. 1 (May 31, 2022): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.26874/jumanji.v6i1.102.
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Education is an important for students. Based on the recapitulation of the senior high school exam by Ministry of Education and Culture (KEMENDIKBUD), the average exam results for biology in 2017 below graduation level and the value is 45.01. This is because of limited class hours. For this reason, new media is needed to help students deepen the lesson, in this case the media is game. Educational game is one of the media that can be used to provide education to players through interactive media. In its making, this game uses the MDA framework, which is to analyze game design by breaking it into three components, mechanical, dynamic and aesthetic. In previous paper, MDA was used to create educational games in the form of semaphore movements on kinect. So this study made an immune system educational game design with the result that MDA can be applied into the education game Sel Imun as needed based on a post-test conducted on 30 respondents in the category of gamers, non-gamers, non-gamers, and non-gamers non-gamer students with the result that each MDA component can be applied to the Sel Imun game that is obtained from testing the suitability of the game's final result with the pre-designed questionnaire with 82.69% result or into the suitable category.
Keywords–– Educational Games, Learning, National Exam, Immune System, MDA.
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Pampi, Mudang, and Md Asghar. "A Blur Line Between Hobby and Addiction: Online Video Gaming Among the Youth of Arunachal Pradesh." Oriental Anthropologist: A Bi-annual International Journal of the Science of Man 21, no. 1 (April 9, 2021): 116–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0972558x21994249.
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Online video games have become more popular among the youth and young adults in the past decade. These games are exceedingly addictive. The youths and young adults engage many hours of their day playing these games. This article is an attempt to understand the players’ perceptions and reasons for spending hours playing it. This article also explores the factors responsible for the growth of video games as a trending popular culture. The current study examines the impact of excessive gameplay on a gamers’ life as a whole. This study found out that graphics, gameplay, and story line of a gameplay play a vital role in the popularity of a particular game. It is the extra-realistic gaming experience that online games offer, which makes it so addictive. It is also revealed that players felt socially stigmatized for being a gamer since playing video games is not a socially accepted form of a hobby in Arunachal Pradesh unlike in some parts of the world. Basically, this article focuses on the insights of players about their experience as an insider in this gaming culture.
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Abrudan, Mirela, Andreea Voina, and Andreea Lăpuşte. "Computer role-playing games: player motivations, preferences, and behavior." Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Ephemerides 66, no. 2 (December 30, 2021): 5–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.24193/subbeph.2021.2.01.
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"In recent years, computer role-playing games have changed the way we spend our free time. Traditional games have been increasingly replaced by digitized productions, and technology has made it easier to access videogames on multiples devices. Online games bring users together in a fantasy world in which they design avatars, manifesting their creativity and employing gaming strategies. This study analyzed Romanian gamers’ behaviors and perceptions of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (henceforth MMORPGs); by employing focus groups and a survey, the authors aimed to map preferences and habits of users in terms of gender. We found that users are not likely to engage in stereotypical activities in creating and using their avatars within the games, nor do they design female avatars solely for visual pleasure, but rather for opportunistic reasons. Moreover, the research subjects did not think of choosing female avatars as a safeguard for advancing through in-game levels, but rather consider other variables, such as hard work, skills, or strategy, as important to succeed. Keywords: role-playing games, gaming behavior, gamer preferences, gender-swapping, avatar gender."
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Pietersen, André J., Jan K. Coetzee, Dominika Byczkowska-Owczarek, Florian Elliker, and Leane Ackermann. "Online Gamers, Lived Experiences, and Sense of Belonging: Students at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein." Qualitative Sociology Review 14, no. 4 (January 8, 2019): 122–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.14.4.08.
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Individuals who partake in video games are often regarded with prejudice. It is an activity that is perceived to be mainly related to senseless leisure and teenage entertainment. However, many diverse people make video games such an important part of their lives that they become passionately engaged in it. Video games and online video gaming offer the player immersive experiences unlike any other forms of media. A phenomenological and interpretive exploration is undertaken in order to gain a deeper understanding of the narratives of online gamers and their experiences of a sense of belonging to the associated online communities. Through the use of in-depth interviews, the article explores various aspects of the life stories of a group of eight South African university students. It attempts to show how online gaming has become a part of their lifeworlds. The aim of this article is to present the narratives of online gamers as rich and descriptive accounts that maintain the voices of the participants. Various aspects of the lifeworlds of online gamers are explored. Firstly, an exploration is undertaken to gain an understanding of what it means to be a gamer. It focuses on how a person can become involved with gaming and how it can evolve into something that a person is engaged with on a daily basis. Secondly, it explores how video games influence the perception of reality of gamers. Immersion in video games can transfer a player into an alternative reality and can take the focus away from the real world. This can lead to feelings of joy and excitement, but can also lead to escapism. Lastly, the article shifts attention towards how online video gamers experience online communities. Players can have positive experiences with random strangers online, but because of the anonymous nature of the online environment, it can also lead to negative and isolating experiences.
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Ask, Kristine, Ingvild Kvale Sørenssen, and Stine Thordarson Moltubakk. "The struggle and enrichment of play: Domestications and overflows in the everyday life of gamer parents." Nordicom Review 42, s4 (September 1, 2021): 107–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/nor-2021-0044.
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Abstract Gaming is a frequent source of conflict for families. Research on parents and gaming has identified a lack of gaming-related expertise, a general devaluation or fear of play, and authoritative and restrictive parenting styles as key sources of conflict. What happens when these deficits are addressed? What does mediation look like when parents are expert gamers, enjoy play, and encourage play for their children? Based on qualitative interviews with 29 parents who identify as gamers, we explore how gamer parents domesticate games. To explore the work of stabilising gaming as a wholesome and valued pastime, we combine domestication theory with overflows to address the struggles involved. The analysis investigates how gamer parents mediate play, with an emphasis on how games are interpreted, the family's player practices, and the role of gaming-related expertise in accordance with the three dimensions (symbolic, practice, cognitive) of domestication theory.
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Curran, Noiran. "Stereotypes and Individual Differences in Role-playing Games." International Journal of Role-Playing, no. 2 (March 27, 2011): 44–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.33063/ijrp.vi2.191.
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Because of the endurance of stereotypes about role-playing gamers, much research has been carried out which provides evidence to contradict the stereotype’s prevailing misconceptions. This paper aims to investigate this existing research into the individual differences in those who play role-playing games and provide a comprehensive review of research in the areas of demographics, interests, personality and identity as they pertain to gamers. The goal will be to investigate the extent to which the common perception of game-players stands up under investigation. The paper will also attempt to refute some of the more extreme and outrageous claims which have been made in relation to role-playing games – particularly those which involve crime,violence, murders, suicides and Satanism. The article will also examine child’s play and role-playing games in order to illustrate the importance of this style of imaginary play for identity development for both children and adults.
The stereotypical image of role-playing gamers depicts them as anti-social male teenagers who are largely more interested in technology than in their own personal appearance, believing that they are highly intelligent and imaginative, passionate about topics which are uninteresting to their peers, and consequently persecuted by some of these peers. Through an examination of the research carried out in this area, the emerging image of a gamer is in fact that of an individual who does not necessarily fit into the stereotypical demographic of being a young male, and who is actively involved in developing his or her own personality and identity through participation in the games and also within the social networks that are often framed by these games.
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Lee, Chiawen, Kirk Damon Aiken, and Huang Chia Hung. "Effects of College Students' Video Gaming Behavior on Self-Concept Clarity and Flow." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 40, no. 4 (May 1, 2012): 673–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2012.40.4.673.
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We explored time spent playing and other video gamer behavior in relation to the psychological constructs of self-concept clarity and flow. Survey data were collected from a paper-and-pencil survey of a student sample from a university in northwestern United States. We found that compared with gamers with high self-concept clarity, gamers with low self-concept clarity spent more time playing video games. Furthermore, flow was positively associated with time spent playing. Gamers who spent more time playing reported more flow experiences. This research contributes to understanding of the relationship between gamer psychologies and gaming behavior amongst college students.
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Urbaneja, Jordi Segui, Christopher Nóbrega Mendoça, and Mário Coelho Teixeira. "El gamer portugués: caracterización y hábito deportivo (perspectiva de género) (The Portuguese gamer: characterization and sports habit (gender perspective))." Retos 47 (October 27, 2022): 352–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.47197/retos.v47.94508.
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Con el objetivo de caracterizar el perfil sociodemográfico y de gamer, y hábito deportivo de los/las gamers portugueses/as desde una perspectiva de género se realizó un cuestionario (N=413) en el evento de videojuegos celebrado en Braga, Portugal. Los resultados muestran que el gamer es predominantemente masculino (92.1%), estudiante (76.7%) y desempleado (76.9%), aunque los hombres son más jóvenes (menos de 20 años, 78.5%) respecto las mujeres (mayores de 20 años, 69.7%); los hombres tienen estudios más bajos (secundaria o inferior, 61.9%) respecto las mujeres (graduado o superior, 54.6%); y, los hombres reciben más retribución por jugar (50%) respecto las mujeres (6.1%). Atendiendo al perfil gamer, ambos entienden los videojuegos como entretenimiento (83.8%) y lo valoran como formación personal (87.1%), se identifican como gamer amateur (86.4%), dedican menos de 10h/semana de juego (55.1%) y siguen a streamers menos de 2h/día. La razón por la que empezaron a jugar (entretenimiento el 52.9% de los hombres y la competición el 36.4% de las mujeres) y la especialización de juego (estrategia/acción el 38.7% de los hombres y el retro el 57.6% de las mujeres) difiere según el género. Atendiendo los hábitos de práctica deportiva, las mujeres practican menos (42.4%) y los hombres practican más días a la semana; y reconocen beneficios en su rendimiento posterior en videojuegos (66.4%); las mujeres no realizan entrenamientos específicos para gamers (66.7%). Se concluye que estos datos evidencian las diferencias de perfiles según el género y la necesidad de desarrollar estrategias de promoción de la actividad física, así como desplegar acciones para adaptarse mejor a las necesidades de cada género. Palabras clave: gestión deportiva; e-games; gamers; actividad física; género. Abstract. With the aim of characterizing the sociodemographic and gamer profile, and sporting habits of Portuguese gamers from a gender perspective, a questionnaire (N=413) was carried out at the video game event held in Braga, Portugal. The results show that the gamer is predominantly male (92.1%), student (76.7%) and unemployed (76.9%), although men are younger (less than 20 years old, 78.5%) compared to women (over 20 years old, 69.7%); men have lower education (secondary school or less, 61.9%) compared to women (graduate or higher, 54.6%); and, men receive more compensation for playing (50%) compared to women (6.1%). Regarding the gamer profile, both understand videogames as entertainment (83.8%) and value it as personal training (87.1%), identify themselves as amateur gamers (86.4%), spend less than 10h/week playing games (55.1%) and continue to to streamers less than 2h/day. The reason they started playing (entertainment 52.9% of men and competition 36.4% of women) and game specialization (strategy/action 38.7% of men and retro 57.6% of women) ) differs by gender. Considering sports practice habits, women practice less (42.4%) and men practice more days a week; and recognize benefits in their subsequent performance in video games (66.4%); women do not perform specific training for gamers (66.7%). It is concluded that these data show the differences in profiles according to gender and the need to develop strategies to promote physical activity, as well as to deploy actions to better adapt to the needs of each gender. Keywords: sport management; e-games; gamers; sport habits; gender.
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Kou, Yue. "An Analysis of Character Design in Video Games." Communications in Humanities Research 14, no. 1 (November 20, 2023): 186–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.54254/2753-7064/14/20230455.
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Video games are a very common entertainment activity in life, and with the advancement of technology, they have become available on all kinds of electronic devices. Every year, countless console, online, and mobile games are released to great acclaim in the gamer community, and many games that have been released for many years are still regarded as masterpieces by their enthusiasts. The success of a game and its appeal to gamers depend in large part on the quality of the games CG art. Game CG art often includes scenes, props, characters, creatures, buildings, and other types of art, and excellent design attracts more peoples attention. As a new industry in the 21st century, game original art is now actively developing, but research on game original art, especially game character images, is relatively rare. This paper will focus on the character design in in-game original art by comparing the character images in different kinds of games, investigating how much players like the characters, and searching the number of fanarts in the fan community to analyze the types of characters that players of different age groups like and explore how to design more attractive characters.
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Ye, Pinghao, Liqiong Liu, Linxia Gao, and Quanjun Mei. "Factors Affecting Woman's Continuance Intention for Mobile Games." International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education 16, no. 4 (October 2020): 48–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijicte.2020100104.
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The article finds the main factors affecting women's continuance intention for mobile games, and analyze how and to what extent these factors affect women's continuance intention for mobile games in a research model. In this study, a Model of Factors Affecting Women's continued interest in mobile gaming is comprised of eight variables and relevant hypotheses has been created based on a technology acceptance model (TAM), and three theories of flow theory, the theory of scenarios, and customer satisfaction theory. Also, a questionnaire survey involving 319 female mobile gamers was conducted, and all hypotheses have been verified using a structural equation model. Research results show that the perceived challenges, novelty, and cost of mobile games had significant positive effects on the perceived enjoyment of female mobile gamers; the mobility of mobile games had significant positive effects on the perceived ease-of-use of female mobile gamers; perceived enjoyment and ease-of-use had significant positive effects on female gamers' continuance intention for mobile games; while the security of mobile games had no significant effect on the perceived ease-of-use of female mobile gamers.
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Gaffar, Mohammad Rizal, Wahyu Rafdinal, Eko Susanto, and Cahaya Juniarti. "Predicting Mobile Game Adoption: Integrating Game Features and Theory of Planned Behavior." SRIWIJAYA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS 6, no. 3 (November 11, 2022): 309. http://dx.doi.org/10.29259/sijdeb.v6i3.309-320.
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This study investigates gamers’ behavior in adopting mobile games by integrating game features and the theory of planned behavior (TPB). This study used 408 samples of Indonesian gamers. A partial least square is applied to examine the influence among subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, attitude, game features, and intention to play mobile games. The results show that the integration between Game features and TPB gives a deeper explanation of gamers’ behavior in adopting mobile games. Considering the factors in gamers’ behavior, this study's results give the base to formulate an implementation strategy for the appropriate game features in attracting gamers’ interest to keep playing mobile games. It is also the first study that integrates Game features and TPB to assess mobile game adoption.
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Remington Huan, Chayen, and Diny Anggriani Adnas. "Pengaruh Estetik Video Game terhadap Minat Gamer dengan Genre Survival." Jurnal SAINTEKOM 13, no. 1 (March 31, 2023): 32–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.33020/saintekom.v13i1.350.
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Video games have many genres and for this research, the author focuses on survival genre Video games. Video games with the survival genre give players freedom and try to survive in the world provided by the video game. Because players are free to explore in the video game, the visuals or graphics in the world in the video game will greatly affect the player's interest, but there are survival video games that have good visuals but don't have many interests like Fallalypse and Age of Survival where both video games have a Very Negative rating. However, there is one survival video game that doesn't have good visuals and only relies on unique gameplay but has a lot of interest and that video game is Minecraft. The purpose of this research is to find out the interest of players or gamers in video games in the survival genre. This study used quasi-experimental and qualitative methods on 14 participants with an age range of 18-26 years. After the quasi-experiments and qualitative were completed, the authors were able to receive one conclusion about gamers’ preference in survival video games, gamers prefer playing survival video games. which are not too realistic or similar to the real world in terms of difficulty, but gamers prefer to see visuals or graphics that are realistic or similar to the real world.
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Martanovschi, Ludmila. "PLAYING GAMES/THE GAME IN TOMSON HIGHWAY’S REZ CYCLE." Revista de Estudios Norteamericanos, no. 27 (2023): 29–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.12795/ren.2023.i27.10.
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T: Award-winning Cree author Tomson Highway has created memorable characters for the stage and has continued to fascinate both theatre audiences and critics for decades. Set on the Wasaychigan Hill Indian Reserve, Manitoulin Island, Ontario (Canada), his Rez Cycle—The Rez Sisters (1986), Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing (1989) and Rose (1999)—revolves around playing games, be it bingo or hockey, as a way of coping with the challenges of reserve life. Relying on decolonizing perspectives, this article demonstrates how practices such as storytelling and using humor promote solidarity on stage. Also, Highway’s characters are proven to be winners who have mastered the art of playing the game, that is, of following the rules of life and surviving inimical circumstances
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Yüce, Arif, Ümit Can Büyükakgül, and Hakan Katırcı. "Game in the Game: Examining In-App Advertising in Mobile Sports Games." PODIUM Sport, Leisure and Tourism Review 8, no. 1 (January 1, 2019): 34–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.5585/podium.v8i1.319.
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Pintér, Róbert. "A gamer bennük van – Az eNET Internetkutató, az Esportmilla és az Esport1 közös magyar videojátékos és e-sport kutatásának főbb eredményei." Információs Társadalom 18, no. 1 (April 6, 2018): 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.22503/inftars.xviii.2018.1.7.
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A tanulmány az eNET, Esportmilla és Esport1 videojáték és e-sport kutatásának főbb kutatási eredményeit mutatja be. A két kutatás számos témát felölelt, ezek közül a tanulmány először a videojáték kutatás eredményeit ismertetve kitér arra, hogy mennyien játszanak videojátékkal idehaza és ehhez mik a főbb motivációik. Foglalkozik annak vizsgálatával, hogy a nem játszók körében mennyire elterjedtek a videojátékosokkal kapcsolatos negatív sztereotípiák, illetve milyen a szülők viszonya a témához. Ezt követően bemutatja, hogy min és mit játszanak a játékosok, illetve mekkora az e-sport játékkal játszók hazai bázisa. A tanulmány ismerteti az e-sport kutatás eredményeit is, így, hogy mik a főbb játékplatformok, hány órát tesz ki a játékkal töltött idő és az általában vett „screen time”, mi mondható az egyéni fejlődésről és streamek követéséről, valamint, hogy hagyományos értelemben sportolnak-e egyáltalán a gamerek? A tanulmány kísérletet tesz a videojátékokhoz köthető piac magyarországi méretének becslésére is. Végül a befejezésben azt vizsgálja, hogy vajon széleskörű társadalmi elfogadottság előtt áll-e idehaza a videojáték és az e-sport?
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The Gamer Inside Them: the Main Results of Hungarian Esport and Videogames Research by eNET, Esportmilla and Esport1
The study presents the main research results of eNET, Esportmilla and Esport1 video games and esports research. The two research projects covered a few themes, this article first shows the results of the video games research, which demonstrates how much gamers play video games in Hungary and what their main motivations are. It deals with examining how widespread the negative stereotypes are associated with video game players among non-gamers and how parents relate to the topic. It then shows what and how gamers play and how many esports gamers there are. The study also describes the results of esports research, including the main gaming platforms, how much the playing time is and how much the usual "screen time" is, what can be said about individual development and watching of streaming, and whether or not gamers pursue traditional sports. The study also attempts to estimate the size of the video games market in Hungary. Finally, it examines whether video games and esports are about to be widely accepted in Hungary?
Keywords: videogames, esport, research, Hungary
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Cole, Jennifer M., and Sarah Grogan. "‘Kind of like a Barbie doll, but for grown men!’: Women gamers’ accounts of female bodies in digital games." Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Review 1, no. 2 (2018): 19–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpspowe.2018.1.2.19.
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Although various authors have argued women’s bodies in video games are unrealistically thin and large breasted, few studies have asked women who make frequent use of video games to discuss their experiences of viewing these kinds of images. In the present study, 32 women who identified as ‘women gamers’ answered an open-ended questionnaire on the portrayal of women’s bodies in video games. Responses were analysed using thematic analysis broadly informed by discursive analysis. Women presented complex accounts where they constructed themselves as informed gamers, not duped into wanting to emulate the sexualised images on display. The idealised bodies in games were constructed as pandering to the sexual fantasies of male gamers who were seen as malleable and naïve. Participants reported that they were frustrated by the prevalence of hypersexualised bodies in games, but emphasised their mastery over the gaming environment, and their ability to dismiss the images as fantasy. Implications for understanding body image in women gamers are discussed.
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S, Sudharsan. "UNIVERSAL REAL-TIME STRATEGY GAME IN UNREAL ENGINE." International Journal of Engineering Applied Sciences and Technology 6, no. 9 (January 1, 2022): 243–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.33564/ijeast.2022.v06i09.035.
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-In the rapid growing field of game development and game design, the RTS genre of games continues to attract substantial number of gamers. RTS genre games not only provide entertainment for gamers but also the ability to yest and grow their real time application of tactical and logical decision-making skills. RTS games are lately very popular but a brief number of games are available with similar concepts. This reputation in the story line of the available games makes the long-term game play less desirable. The project intents to develop a spin-off RTS game with major emphasis on level design, gameplay mechanics, user interface development and resource management.
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Liu, Gang. "Mastering the Game: The Rise, Strategy, and Future of Riot Games." Advances in Economics and Management Research 7, no. 1 (September 22, 2023): 702. http://dx.doi.org/10.56028/aemr.7.1.702.2023.
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Founded in 2006, Riot Games has become one of the most successful and innovative gaming companies in the world. The company's flagship game, League of Legends, has amassed over 100 million monthly active users and has become a cultural phenomenon. Riot Games has leveraged the popularity of League of Legends to expand into other successful games such as Valorant, Legends of Runeterra, and Teamfight Tactics. The company's competitive advantage lies in its ability to create engaging games and build communities of players. Riot Games' future success will be driven by its focus on innovation and the ability to adapt to changing consumer behavior. The company's current strategy is focused on creating games that provide a great player experience, building communities of gamers, and increasing player engagement. Riot Games is also expanding its esports offerings, which has helped increase its brand visibility. Riot Games is well-positioned for continued success in the future, given its focus on innovation, its partnership with Tencent Holdings, and its strong track record of creating engaging games that capture the imagination of millions of gamers around the world.
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Bychkova, Olga Anatol'evna, and Aleksandra Valer'evna Nikitina. "Images of game and gamer in the space of literature and computer games." Человек и культура, no. 6 (June 2020): 69–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.25136/2409-8744.2020.6.34481.
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The subject of this research is the images of game and gamers. In the space of literary work, they are arrayed in metaphorical and often demonic raiment, receiving moral-ethical interpretation in one or another way. The problem of game and gamer in criticism was regarded by Y. Mann (“On the Concept of Game as a Literary Image”), V. V. Vinogradov (“Style of the Queen of Spades”), E. Dobin (“Ace and Queen”, A. Pushkin’s “The Queen of Spades”), R. Caillois (“Games and People”), British writer and researcher of online games R, Bartle, American scientist Nick Yee, and many others. However, juxtaposition of literature sources on the topic to the research in the field of computer games is conducted for the first time. The scientific novelty consists in the comprehensive examination of the psychological game of the gamer based on the material of Russian literature (A. S. Pushkin “The Queen of Spades”, V. V. Nabokov The Luzhin Defense”) , as well as the modern computer games practice, in which psychological type of the gamer found its realization and development in accordance with genre diversity. Even the Russian classical literature depict game as an autonomous space that encompasses the gamer, and often has devastating effect on their personality. The author also observes an important characterological trait of the gamer: the conceptual, “literal” perception of the world, which is based on the reception of visual images of the world against verbal. Therefore, the Russian literature alongside the research practice of modern videogames from different angles approach examination of the images of “game and gamer”, cognize the factors and consequences of the problems that emerge in this object field, as well as seek for their solution. The data acquired in the course of the conducted comparative analysis is mutually enriching.
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Jukić, Dinko. "The Phenomenon of Trophies in Digital Games." Acta Ludologica 7, no. 1 (2024): 50–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.34135/actaludologica.2024-7-1.50-72.
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The study research phenomenon of trophies in digital games. It starts from the analysis of the trophy hunter and trophy community constructs. The phenomenon of collecting trophies in digital games and its impact on gamers, but also on the gaming experience, is researched. The trophy concept is a paradox because it simultaneously creates gamers who choose games according to the difficulty of the trophy, and play games they do not like because of the easiness of the trophy. The aim of the paper is to investigate, present and analyse the phenomenon of trophies in digital games from cultural, anthropological, and marketing aspects. Collecting trophies was observed in the context of the phenomenon of narcissistic culture according to Lasch’s theory. Also, the study draws a parallel between the phenomenon of trophies as a reward for gamers, but also the development of niche marketing. Trophy hunters represent a more detailed segmentation of consumers who we understand as brand ambassadors for digital games. Also, trophy hunters encourage each other to collect trophies and thus shape gamers. To obtain a precise insight into the phenomenon of trophies and trophy subculture, the method of virtual ethnography was used.
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Plothe, Theo. "Bearded Dragons at Play." Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal 7, no. 3 (June 24, 2020): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v7i3.523.
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Animals have long appeared as the subjects and characters in digital games, but game studies scholars have rarely considered animals as players of digital games. This paper examines the mobile digital game Ant Smasher and YouTube videos of bearded dragons playing the game. This article advocates for the inclusion of these bearded dragons in gamerspace as not only a personification of the gamer within the space but as a conduit for play, a channel for gamers to breach the boundaries of gamerspace – the cultural and discursive space surrounding digital games that negotiates the relationship between the digital game and its impact on the world at large. Through an analysis of 50 YouTube videos representing these play experiences, this article considers the place of these videos within gamerspace. The implications of this work serve to better understand the relationships between digital gaming, play, and human and non-human actors in interaction with haptic media. This example also expands upon our understandings of play as a whole.
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Greenberg, Raz. "The Animation of Gamers and the Gamers as Animators in Sierra On-Line’s Adventure Games." Animation 16, no. 1-2 (July 2021): 83–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17468477211025665.
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Produced throughout the 1980s using the company’s Adventure Game Interpreter engine, the digital adventure games created by American software publisher Sierra On-Line played an important and largely overlooked role in the development of animation as an integral part of the digital gaming experience. While the little historical and theoretical discussion of the company’s games of the era focuses on their genre, it ignores these games’ contribution to the relationship between the animated avatars and the gamers that control them – a relationship that, as argued in this article, in essence turns gamers into animators. If we consider Chris Pallant’s (2019) argument in ‘Video games and animation’ that animation is essential to the sense of immersion within a digital game, then the great freedom provided to the gamers in animating their avatars within Sierra On-Line’s adventure games paved the way to the same sense of immersion in digital. And, if we refer to Gonzalo Frasca’s (1999) divide of digital games to narrative-led or free-play (ludus versus paidea) in ‘Ludology meets narratology: Similitude and differences between (video) games and narrative’, then the company’s adventure games served as an important early example of balance between the two elements through the gamers’ ability to animate their avatars. Furthermore, Sierra On-Line’s adventure games have tapped into the traditional tension between the animator and the character it animated, as observed by Scott Bukatman in ‘The poetics of Slumberland: Animated spirits and the animated spirit (2012), when he challenged the traditional divide between animators, the characters they animate and the audience. All these contributions, as this articles aims to demonstrate, continue to influence the role of animation in digital games to this very day.
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Su, Nathan N. "Single and Multiplayer Video Gamers: Looking at Their Experiences and Psychosocial Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic." International Journal of Psychological Studies 13, no. 4 (November 4, 2021): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijps.v13n4p51.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our lives in many different ways. One significant impact on daily life was the increased indoor time due to quarantine measures. Data collected suggests video games have become more popular than ever during these unprecedented times (Epstein, 2020).
This study aims to explore the experiences and psychosocial well-being of individuals who played single and multiplayer video games during the pandemic.
Data was collected through a questionnaire distributed to multiple online communities and forums from June 28th to July 29th, 2021. The total collected responses were n=260. 132 participants identified themselves as playing mostly single-player video games and 128 identified themselves as playing mostly multiplayer games.
The results show during the pandemic individuals spent more time playing both types of video games. Motivations for playing single-player games trended towards decreasing anxiety and stress, and avoiding real life, whereas multiplayer motivations tended to trend towards socialization rather than decreasing stress or anxiety. During the pandemic, 40-50% of single and multiplayer gamers indicated decreased mental health. However, both types of players reported improvement in mental and social well-being while playing video games. More multiplayer gamers reported improved social well-being while playing compared to single-player gamers.
The survey respondents tended to report having more positive experiences with single-player and multiplayer video games during the pandemic. Results presented video games as a way for individuals to socialize or decrease stress and anxiety. In addition, the comparison between the two types of gamers revealed that single-player respondents tended to play for relaxation, stress reduction, and perhaps improvement in mental health, while multiplayer gamers play to increase social interaction and improve social well-being.
Further research is needed to explore the long-term effects of video games during the pandemic after everyone has returned to a pre-pandemic state.
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Cote, Amanda C. "Writing “Gamers”." Games and Culture 13, no. 5 (December 31, 2015): 479–503. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1555412015624742.
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In the mid-1990s, a small group of video game designers attempted to lessen gaming’s gender gap by creating software targeting girls. By 1999, however, these attempts collapsed, and video games remained a masculinized technology. To help understand why this movement failed, this article addresses the unexplored role of consumer press in defining “gamers” as male. A detailed content analysis of Nintendo Power issues published from 1994 to 1999 shows that mainstream companies largely ignored the girls’ games movement, instead targeting male audiences through player representations, sexualized female characters, magazine covers featuring men, and predominantly male authors. Given the mutually constitutive nature of representation and reality, the lack of women in consumer press then affected girls’ ability to identify as gamers and enter the gaming community. This shows that, even as gaming audiences diversify, inclusive representations are also needed to redefine gamer as more than just “male.”
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Heeter, Carrie, Yu-Hao Lee, Brian Magerko, and Ben Medler. "Impacts of Forced Serious Game Play on Vulnerable Subgroups." International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations 3, no. 3 (July 2011): 34–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jgcms.2011070103.
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Three vulnerable subgroups of players (non-gamers, resistant players, and females) were studied to understand how each approaches and plays serious games. The authors explore forced (required) play using four different online casual games. Their research strongly suggests that the most important threat to a serious game’s impact is when players dislike the game. Serious games are less effective for players who dislike a game and most effective for those who like the game. Non-gamers were at a distinct disadvantage as far as gameplay performance. They experienced a more negative effect in two of the four games. Finally, males tended to seek more difficult challenges in games than females. The optimal amount of challenge may be the most important gender difference to consider when designing serious games.
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Putra, Bima Pratama Fauzi, Wiwik Widyo Widjajanti, and Annisa Nur Ramadhani. "Pusat Gamer di Surabaya dengan Tema Metafora." Tekstur (Jurnal Arsitektur) 2, no. 1 (April 21, 2021): 71–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.31284/j.tekstur.2021.v2i1.1506.
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Abstract. E-sport is a completion to play video games which are generally conducted between professional players. In Surabaya, game players are increasing every day since there was a news about various games which were entering to the E-sport branch in Asie Games in 2018. But, increasing of technology development does not support with adequate facilities. It is a reason to build and design Gamer Community Center in Surabaya. Parents concern to their children who like to play games and the bad effects of games were the main problems. Parents and society ignorance about E-sport, as well as Surabaya government hasn't taken apart in the development of E-sport, was a problem which must be resolved. The presence oof designing and planning Gamers Community center was hoped that it will able to provide insight to the E-sport world to the society and it is able yo develop E-sport in Surabaya. This study used qualitative and survey methods, so, the researcher obtained adequate description of the design and the theme was metaphorical which was focused to the forms that reflect a function. It was also supported by gamer's adaptive macro concept which made the function and gamers' characteristics. Land arrangement of micro concept and forms used abstract metaphor combined with micro concept of hi-tech space. It would make an area become unique, comfortable, and capable to develop E-sport in Surabaya. It is hoped by using this design, the parents won't be worry to their children when their children love to play game. Because game becomes as a profession. Keywords: zE-sport, Surabaya, Community, Gamers, Metaphors, Game Abstrak. E-sport adalah kompetisi bermain video game, yang pada umumnya dilakukan antara para permian profesional. Jumlah Gamer yang ada di Surabaya kian hari kian bertambah sejak adanya berita tentang berbagai judul game masuk kedalam cabang e-sport di Asian Game 2018. Namun, meningkatnya perkembangan teknologi dan minat masyarakat terhadap e-sport, tidak didukung dengan fasilitas yang memadai. Kekawatiran orang tua terhadap anak yang gemar bermain game serta dampak buruk yang ditimbulkan terhadap anak, dirasa menjadi permasalahan utama. Ketidak tauan para orang tua dan masyarakat tentang e-sport, serta belum ikut andilnya pemerintah Surabaya dalam perkembangan e-sport, merupakan suatu permasalahan yang harus di selesaikan. Dengan hadirnya Perencanaan dan Perancangan Pusat Komunitas Gamer di Surabaya ini, diharapkan mampu memberikan wawasan tentang dunia e-sport kepada masyarakat serta dapat mengembangkan e-sport yang ada di Surabaya. Menggunakan metode kualitatif dan survey, sehingga diperoleh gambaran tentang desain yang cukup memadai dalam perancangan, dengan tema metafora yang berfokus pada bentukan yang mencerminkan suatu fungsi. Hal ini juga didukung dengan konsep makro adaptif gamer yang lebih mendekatkan fungsi dengan sifat para gamer, mikro konsep tatanan lahan dan bentuk yang menggunakan metafora absrak dipadukan dengan konsep mikro ruang hi-tech dirasa akan menjadikan suatu kawasan yang unik, nyaman dan tentu saja mampu mengembangkan serta memajukan E-sport yang ada di Surabaya. Diharapakan dari hasil rancangan ini maka tidak ada lagi kekawatiran orang tua tentang kegemaran anak akan game, karena game kini juga bisa menjadi profesi. Kata Kunci: E-sport, Surabaya, Komunitas, Gamer, Metafora. Game
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Natanauan, Ana Clariza, Jenmart Bonifacio, Mikael Manuel, Rex Bringula, and John Benedic Enriquez. "Profile, Gaming Usage and Purposes of Gaming of Internet Café Users in Manila." International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking 5, no. 4 (October 2013): 43–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijvcsn.2013100103.
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This descriptive-exploratory study attempted to give the readers a portrait of cyber café gamers in Manila. It determined the profile of gamers, their gaming usage, and their purposes of cyber café gaming. Descriptive statistics revealed that most of the respondents were Manila settlers, students, pursuing or had obtained college degrees, male, young, Roman Catholic, single, belonged to middle-income class, and played games in cyber cafés in the afternoon once to twice a week. One-way chi-square showed that frequency of gaming was not equally distributed in a week and gamers showed tendency to play games in a cyber in a particular time of the day. Real-time strategy games were the most frequently played games in cyber cafés. To recreate, to relieve boredom, and to have fun were the top three reasons in playing games in cyber cafés. Conclusions and directions for future research were also presented.
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S, Sudharsan. "Universal Real-Time Strategy Game in Unreal Engine." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 10, no. 3 (March 31, 2022): 1061–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2022.40800.
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Abstract: In the rapid growing field of game development and game design, the RTS genre of games continues to attract substantial number of gamers. RTS genre games not only provide entertainment for gamers but also the ability to yest and grow their real time application of tactical and logical decision-making skills. RTS games are lately very popular but a brief number of games are available with similar concepts. This reputation in the story line of the available games makes the long-term game play less desirable. The project intents to develop a spin-off RTS game with major emphasis on level design, gameplay mechanics, user interface development and resource management. Keywords: Unreal Engine, Blender, Gaea, Mesh, the Home Line.
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Bergstrom, Kelly, and Nathaniel Poor. "We have always been social: Comparing social expressiveness between single-player and multiplayer gamers." Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds 15, no. 3 (October 1, 2023): 247–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jgvw_00081_1.
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Organizing games by categories based on playstyle (e.g. single-player vs. multiplayer) makes sense from a marketing perspective, but when it comes to organizing players into such categories, things get tricky. To illustrate that categorizing players based on preferences for single-player vs. multiplayer games may be problematic, we analysed millions of posts in Reddit for single-player and multiplayer games to see which players use more extroversion (pro-social) words, citing research suggesting that those who prefer multiplayer games should use more extroversion words. We found no noticeable differences between the two groups, although unexpectedly single-player gamers did use more extroversion words in a statistically significant manner. Ultimately, we offer caution that categorization of games and gamers – although useful at times – can oversimplify assumed preferences and, when not critically examined, may lead to the reification of misleading and exclusionary categories of both games and the people who play them.
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Huang, Yan, Stefanus Jasin, and Puneet Manchanda. "“Level Up”: Leveraging Skill and Engagement to Maximize Player Game-Play in Online Video Games." Information Systems Research 30, no. 3 (September 2019): 927–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/isre.2019.0839.
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We propose a novel two-stage data-analytic modeling approach to gamer matching for multiplayer video games. In the first stage, we build a hidden Markov model to capture how gamers' latent engagement state evolves as a function of their game-play experience and outcome and the relationship between their engagement state and game-play behavior. We estimate the model using a data set containing detailed information on 1,309 randomly sampled gamers' playing histories over 29 months. We find that high-, medium-, and low-engagement-state gamers respond differently to motivations, such as feelings of achievement and need for challenge. For example, a higher per-period total score (achievement) increases the engagement of gamers in a low or high engagement state but not those in a medium engagement state; gamers in a low or medium engagement state enjoy within-period score variation (challenge), but those in a high engagement state do not. In the second stage, we develop a matching algorithm that learns (predicts) the gamer's current engagement state on the fly and exploits that learning to match the gamer to a round to maximize game-play. Our algorithm increases gamer game-play volume and frequency by 4%–8% conservatively, leading to economically significant revenue gains for the company.
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Juliangga, Wahyu. "Video games reviewed as framing tool for political actor in petualangan Jokowi games." Jurnal Kajian Komunikasi 9, no. 2 (December 29, 2021): 239. http://dx.doi.org/10.24198/jkk.v9i2.34292.
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Digitalization created new development in the interactive model used by political actors. One of the models is video games as a propaganda tool for electoral interest. This study tries to elaborate on the role of a video game called “Petualangan Jokowi.” This study used Political Campaigning Games (PCG) framework with game analysis as the primary method with textual and user experience approach by the casual gamers. This study showed that the video game “Petualangan Jokowi” on advergames definition based on textual approach is a by-design game for promoting Joko Widodo and another political actor inside the games to casual gamers. This game succeeds in partially framing the political actors’ characters who will be the focus inside Petualangan Jokowi. But the casual gamers are distressed to get the political message which is shown by the symbol and the story because of the shortcoming of development in content and functionality. This study also indicates casual gamers do not want to stick outplayed Petualangan Jokowi because there is no incentive for casual gamers to play Petualangan Jokowi for a long time. This factor implies the not effectively framing process because the casual gamers only received partial political messages based on lack of experience played Petualangan Jokowi.
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Gumede, Musa, Vusi Mazibuko, and Pumela Msweli. "Commonwealth Games: can Africa afford the games?" Public and Municipal Finance 6, no. 1 (April 5, 2017): 57–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/pmf.06(1).2017.06.
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The Commonwealth Games Federation recently awarded the hosting of the 2022 Games to Durban, South Africa. This will be the first time the Games are hosted in the African continent. The paper looks into whether tangible benefits for hosting mega-events are less or more important than intangible benefits. In investigating this issue, the paper takes a political geography theoretical stance for its ability to provide normative ideological content for explaining intangible and tangible values for hosting Commonwealth Games. The paper looks at pros and cons for investing in mega-event infrastructure and also looks at the cost of hosting the Games for cities. The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi budgeted $240 million for the entire Games, but the actual costs after the Games were found to be $1.7 billion. Similarly, in 2014 Glasgow, the cost of the Games was calculated at £575 million ($690 million). The paper looks at whether South Africa as the 2022 Commonwealth Games host can afford the games. It also considers the impact of the Games on national identity, national pride and patriotism here identified as novelty values that preserve social cohesion, a social attribute that has to be in place to build a robust economy. The paper concludes by noting that the success of the Games will depend on deliberate investment in catalytic facilities in areas that will be sustained post event. The amount of novelty value generated out of the Commonwealth Games will depend on how successful the Games are and on how the communities are able to interact with the facilities post event.
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Zagała, Kacper, and Artur Strzelecki. "eSports Evolution in Football Game Series." Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research 83, no. 1 (September 1, 2019): 50–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2019-0020.
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AbstractSport used to be practiced and watched only live. Over time, it started to be broadcast by the radio or television. The development of sport on the Internet has led to the emergence of eSports and professionalization of virtual sports competitions. For some gamers playing computer games has turned into competition and later into the professionalization of the game. This paper explores the topic of electronic sports and virtual competition. It discusses eSports and the accompanying behaviors and practices. Authors delivered taxonomy of video game types, game modes and current phenomenon of both online and land-based tournaments as well eSports leagues. The paper also illustrates how gamers are preparing themselves for tournaments and a crucial role of gamers’ motivation. Authors present the FIFA football games series and its eSports application. The adopted research method allowed to obtain answers from n=452 gamers. Results show that 60% of gamers have been spending more than 7 hours a week playing games. More than half of gamers have been playing for more than ten years. Most players play in games because it is considered as a hobby. Most of the gamers consider eSports as a sport. Most of the players are also spectators, who had watched in streaming at least one eSports tournament We find that FIFA game series has an extensive eSports platform and filled the gap by exploring it. Gamers usually play 40 games each weekend in FIFA eSports league but casual eSports gamers and spectators rarely take part in land-based tournaments.
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Denikin, Anton A. "In Support of Video Games." Observatory of Culture, no. 3 (June 28, 2014): 53–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/2072-3156-2014-0-3-53-59.
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Critically examines some of the research approaches to video games both in Russia and abroad. The article summarizes conclusions of the leading Western specialists in video games studies and proposes an alternative understanding of video games as particular emergent interactive socialcommunicative means of contemporary digital culture that input to general education, goalsetting, and other gamers’ skills.
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Muliana, Lia, M. Nazaruddin, Alwi Alwi, Ibrahim Chalid, and Fajri M. Kasim. "SOCIAL CONTROL AGAINST ONLINE GAME-ADDICTED TEENSIN PADANG SEURAHET VILLAGE, JOHAN HEROES DISTRICT BARAT ACEH DISTRICT." Malikussaleh Social and Political Reviews 3, no. 2 (November 15, 2022): 40. http://dx.doi.org/10.29103/mspr.v3i2.8707.
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The phenomenon of online game addiction is rife in the current digitalization era, especially among teenagers in Padang Seurahet Village. Variants of online games that are often accessed by teenagers are free-to-fire games or war games. Addiction was observed from the outpouring of time playing online games and the non-conformist behavior of adolescents. In analyzing this social event using a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. The results show that the aspects that encourage teenagers to become addicted to online games are because teenagers can expand their social networks with fellow gamers (gamers), there is an event menu in the game, often get appreciation or prestige in the form of champion certificates and money, get verbal recognition from gamers throughout Indonesia. , and can compete with teams of other players. The issue of online game addiction requires social control from actors such as parents, society, and the government. Parental social control includes advising, limiting smartphones and playing time, sending teenagers to day, and socializing teenagers who are addicted to online games. Padang Seurahet community control is categorized as still minimal in dealing with teenagers addicted to online games, and weak social control (low control) from the Indonesian Government, Regional Government, and Padang Seurahet Gampong Government. The conclusion of this study is a form of parental control in the form of persuasive control, and internal control is not able to minimize online game addiction due to weak control from external actor.
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Stokes, Benjamin, and Dmitri Williams. "Gamers Who Protest." Games and Culture 13, no. 4 (November 6, 2015): 327–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1555412015615770.
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Commercial games are rarely studied for their links to civic behavior. Yet small-group games online can affect the social networks that spill into civic life (and vice versa). This study examined players of the world’s most popular personal computer game, League of Legends. Such games are theorized as mirrors that reflect civic tendencies and help some players to retain social resources. Using models of civic voluntarism, the attitudes and behaviors of more than 9,000 gamers were investigated. Gamers were shown to have relatively typical civic lives, except for unusually high rates of peaceful protest. Which gamers protest? As predicted, models for protest improved when considering how players approach their gaming (including recruiting and collaboration preferences). Dispelling some civic fears, there was no evidence that video games distracted from civic life when played in moderation. The findings support an emerging notion of protest as a playful and “expressive” civic mode.
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Jimenez, Nadia, Sonia San-Martin, Carmen Camarero, and Rebeca San Jose Cabezudo. "What kind of video gamer are you?" Journal of Consumer Marketing 36, no. 1 (January 14, 2019): 218–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcm-06-2017-2249.
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PurposeThis paper aims to attempt to understand the extent to which the effect of motivations on purchase intention varies for diverse segments of video gamers (depending on their personality).Design/methodology/approachInformation was collected from 511 Spanish video game consumers. Structural equation modeling, clustering and multi-group analysis were then conducted to compare results between segments of gamers.FindingsResults show that hedonic, social and mainly addiction motivations lead to purchase intention of game-related products. Moreover, the authors identify a typology of gamer that gives rise to differences in motivations-purchase intention links: Analysts include individuals who are essentially conscientious, prefer inventive or cognitive and simulation games and whose behavior is more influenced by hedonic and social motivations to play; socializers comprise individuals who are mainly extrovert and emotionally stable gamers and who prefer sports and strategy games. The motivations to play that affect their purchase intentions are mainly social; and sentinels include individuals that are unmindful and introvert, prefer inventive, cognitive, sports and simulation games, and whose social motivations drive their purchase intentions.Originality/valueThere are 2,200 million video gamers around the world, although it is assumed that this vast market is not homogeneous, which has implications for consumer motivations and purchase intention. However, the currently available classifications that address this challenge are rather limited. In this sense, the present paper provides valuable insights into understanding how personality offers a useful variable to segment consumers in the video game industry and how it moderates the effect of motivations on purchase behavior.
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Balogh, Andrea, and Ágnes Veszelszki. "Politeness and Insult in Computer Games – From a Pragmatic Point of View." Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Communicatio 7, no. 1 (December 1, 2020): 68–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/auscom-2020-0006.
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Abstract In line with the principle of technological determinism, the linguistic context of computer games influences the (linguistic) behaviour of millions of active gamers. This makes it important to explore gamer communication thoroughly with respect to politeness, too. Indeed, the communication of gamers during games may also affect the users’ off-game communicative situations. The international literature suggests that the quasi-anonymity of online communication and the lack or weakness of sanction make it ruder than offline communication: it involves a higher number of insults or offensive personal remarks. The paper looks at this issue, in particular by a pragmatic – politeness-centred – investigation of a particular kind of online insults. The corpus of analysis is provided by “taunts”, i.e. inbuilt instructions triggering “mocking” remarks of League of Legends (LoL), a multiple-participant online arena game. The authors interpret in-game insults in the framework of speech act theory, the Cooperative Principle (conversational and politeness maxims), face threatening, and a matrix of aims and functions. The paper wishes to be a contribution to cyberpragmatics, a pragmatically-oriented branch of Internet linguistics.
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Tseng, Fan-Chen, Ching-Ter Chang, Hsing-Chen Lee, and Ching-I. Teng. "How does gender swapping impact online gamer loyalty? The perspective of interdependence theory." Online Information Review 42, no. 5 (September 10, 2018): 647–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oir-08-2016-0230.
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Purpose Gender swapping – when gamers choose avatars of the opposite gender to their own – is a common feature of online gaming behavior, and recent studies have explored the reasons for it. However, no study has yet examined the role gender swapping plays in determining gamers’ continual engagement with communication via online games, i.e., online gamer loyalty. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine this issue and develop hypotheses based on interdependence theory in the online gaming context. Design/methodology/approach Responses from a survey of 255 online gamers were used for the analysis. Findings Analytical results using structural equation modeling indicate that gender-swapping behavior is negatively related to social intelligence, which in turn is negatively related to network convergence (the extent of sharing a common social circle), thus contributing to relational switching costs and online gamer loyalty. Originality/value This study is the first to examine how gender swapping affects online gamer loyalty.