The relationships between the structural video game characteristics, video game engagement and happiness among individuals who play video games

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Highlights：

• Engaging video games research is evaluated in relation to theory and applications.

• A study is conducted using online questionnaires and correlational data analysis.

• Implications of results are provided for researchers and video game developers.

摘要

•Engaging video games research is evaluated in relation to theory and applications.•A study is conducted using online questionnaires and correlational data analysis.•Implications of results are provided for researchers and video game developers.

论文关键词：Video,Gaming,Engagement,Happiness,Punishment,Flow

论文评审过程：Received 29 February 2016, Revised 27 August 2016, Accepted 2 September 2016, Available online 18 September 2016, Version of Record 18 September 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.09.004