Development of a scale for fantasy state in digital games

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Highlights:

• This study aimed to develop a scale to assess a state of fantasy in digital games.

• In addition, this study created a framework to explore a dimension of fantasy.

• Four factors were extracted: ‘identification’, ‘imagination’, ‘analogy’, and ‘satisfaction’.

• Finally, a fantasy scale in digital games (FSDGs) included 16 items was developed.

摘要

•This study aimed to develop a scale to assess a state of fantasy in digital games.•In addition, this study created a framework to explore a dimension of fantasy.•Four factors were extracted: ‘identification’, ‘imagination’, ‘analogy’, and ‘satisfaction’.•Finally, a fantasy scale in digital games (FSDGs) included 16 items was developed.

论文关键词:Digital game,Fantasy,Intrinsic motivation,Exploratory factor analysis,Confirmatory factor analysis

论文评审过程:Available online 1 May 2013.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.04.007