TY - JOUR
T1 - Electronic Friend or Virtual Foe
T2 - Exploring the Role of Competitive and Cooperative Multiplayer Video Game Modes in Fostering Enjoyment
AU - Schmierbach, Michael Grant
AU - Xu, Qian
AU - Oeldorf-Hirsch, Anne
AU - Dardis, Francis Erin
PY - 2012/7/1
Y1 - 2012/7/1
N2 - Industry and scholarly sources both argue that multiplayer gaming and competition are important factors in creating enjoyment, but relatively little empirical work demonstrates this claim. This study uses an experimental design (N = 139) to evaluate the effects of different multiplayer modes on enjoyment, allowing participants to interact naturally with a confederate partner and manipulating both game mode and partner behavior in a game of Madden '08. Results show that enjoyment is significantly enhanced by the combination of competitive play and a friendly partner, and demonstrate that the quality of interpersonal interaction only partly accounts for this.
AB - Industry and scholarly sources both argue that multiplayer gaming and competition are important factors in creating enjoyment, but relatively little empirical work demonstrates this claim. This study uses an experimental design (N = 139) to evaluate the effects of different multiplayer modes on enjoyment, allowing participants to interact naturally with a confederate partner and manipulating both game mode and partner behavior in a game of Madden '08. Results show that enjoyment is significantly enhanced by the combination of competitive play and a friendly partner, and demonstrate that the quality of interpersonal interaction only partly accounts for this.
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U2 - 10.1080/15213269.2012.702603
DO - 10.1080/15213269.2012.702603
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84866173115
SN - 1521-3269
VL - 15
SP - 356
EP - 371
JO - Media Psychology
JF - Media Psychology
IS - 3
ER -