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The motivational pull of video game feedback, rules, and social interaction

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Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 73, Issue C

Pages 446 - 450

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.03.048

Published: 01 August 2017 Publication History

Abstract

This paper argues that most video game enjoyment can be understood in terms of the type of feedback used, the rules set out by the game and the social elements of the game - concepts that have been identified as critical to video games. Self-determination theory (SDT) is used as a lens for understanding the mechanism by which these traits might lead to enjoyment. Specifically, the argument is that feedback, rules, and social elements of games will fulfill the dimensions of SDT - competence autonomy, and relatedness. Then, the dimensions of SDT will predict enjoyment. Participants were presented with a game that emphasized feedback, rules, or social elements. Games that emphasized flexible rules led to feelings of competence while games that emphasized social elements led to feelings of relatedness. Competence and elatedness then led to feelings of enjoyment. In doing so, this study identifies key elements of video games while illuminating ways to understand video game enjoyment. This study explored the role of self-determination theory in video game enjoyment.Video games are examined in terms of feedback, rules, and social elements.How a video game satisfied competence and relatedness was critical to enjoyment.Different game traits led to different fulfillments of self-determination theory.

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Computers in Human Behavior Volume 73, Issue C

August 2017

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