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Player Types of Gamers: Critical Evaluation

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Suvi K. HolmAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '19: Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Paper No.: DC09, Pages 1 - 6

https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3299084

Published: 02 May 2019 Publication History

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The following extended abstract describes a research plan for and preliminary findings of a dissertation thesis on player types. The described four studies aim to answer to questions of what player types are, how it is possible to improve such categorizations, and whether player typologies based on self-reports can be validated by emotional responses during playing.

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Index Terms

Player Types of Gamers: Critical Evaluation
1. Applied computing
  1. Computers in other domains
    1. Personal computers and PC applications
      1. Computer games

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CHI EA '19: Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

May 2019

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ISBN:9781450359719

DOI:10.1145/3290607

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University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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University College London, UK
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University of Melbourne, Australia

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Dunham JPapangelis KLaLone NWang Y(2024) The player traits and gratifications of casual and hardcore players in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite , Ingress , and Pokémon GO Behaviour & Information Technology10.1080/0144929X.2024.2345293(1-24)Online publication date: 26-Apr-2024
https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2024.2345293
Gazis AKatsiri E(2023)Serious Games in Digital Gaming: A Comprehensive Review of Applications, Game Engines and AdvancementsWSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTER RESEARCH10.37394/232018.2023.11.211(10-22)Online publication date: 22-Mar-2023
https://doi.org/10.37394/232018.2023.11.2

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