Motivations for videogame play: Predictors of time spent playing

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Highlights:

• We explore the factors that influence the amount of time people spend playing videogames.

• Certain genres of videogames are associated with greater time playing.

• Playing with other people is associated greater time playing.

• Satisfaction of self-determination needs is associated with greater time playing.

• There is some support for immersion being associated with less time playing.

摘要

•We explore the factors that influence the amount of time people spend playing videogames.•Certain genres of videogames are associated with greater time playing.•Playing with other people is associated greater time playing.•Satisfaction of self-determination needs is associated with greater time playing.•There is some support for immersion being associated with less time playing.

论文关键词:Videogames,Motivations,Amount of play,Genre,Self-determination theory,Flow

论文评审过程:Received 23 May 2014, Revised 11 April 2016, Accepted 16 June 2016, Available online 21 June 2016, Version of Record 21 June 2016.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.06.028