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Motivations for play in computer role-playing games

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Anders Tychsen,

Michael Hitchens,

Thea BrolundAuthors Info & Claims

Future Play '08: Proceedings of the 2008 Conference on Future Play: Research, Play, Share

Pages 57 - 64

https://doi.org/10.1145/1496984.1496995

Published: 03 November 2008 Publication History

Abstract

In this paper the motivations for play in the context of single- and multi-player digital Role-Playing Games (RPGs) are examined. Survey data were drawn from respondents online and participants in a related experimental study. The results indicate that motivations for play are not simple constructs, but rather composed of multiple motivational drivers that are heavily interrelated and act in concert. Character uniqueness and Discovery & Immersion were the highest ranked motivational categories. Different levels of detail in motivations for playing single-/multi-Player RPGs were located, with mechanistic/tactical play and character-based/social play being the two overall motivational factors.

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Motivations for play in computer role-playing games
1. Applied computing
  1. Computers in other domains
    1. Personal computers and PC applications
  2. Law, social and behavioral sciences

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Future Play '08: Proceedings of the 2008 Conference on Future Play: Research, Play, Share

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DOI:10.1145/1496984

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