Blissfully productive

Bardzell, Shaowen; Bardzell, Jeffrey; Pace, Tyler; Reed, Kayce N.

doi:10.1145/1460563.1460621

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“…Prior to this study, several works have been devoted to analysing the behaviour and activity of players in multiplayer games. In particular, behavioural dynamics of team-based online games have been extensively studied in role-playing games like World of Warcraft [ 26 , 27 ], in battle arena games like League of Legends [ 1 , 19 , 28 ] and in other games [ 21 , 29 , 30 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Individual performance in team-based online games

Sapienza¹,

Zeng

Bessi³

et al. 2018

R. Soc. open sci.

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Complex real-world challenges are often solved through teamwork. Of special interest are ad hoc teams assembled to complete some task. Many popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video-games adopt this team formation strategy and thus provide a natural environment to study ad hoc teams. Our work examines data from a popular MOBA game, League of Legends, to understand the evolution of individual performance within ad hoc teams. Our analysis of player performance in successive matches of a gaming session demonstrates that a player’s success deteriorates over the course of the session, but this effect is mitigated by the player’s experience. We also find no significant long-term improvement in the individual performance of most players. Modelling the short-term performance dynamics allows us to accurately predict when players choose to continue to play or end the session. Our findings suggest possible directions for individualized incentives aimed at steering the player’s behaviour and improving team performance.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…raid bosses). First Nardi & Harris [ 26 ], and Bardzell and collaborators shortly after [ 27 ], analysed the five-person raid-boss instance runs to determine the ingredients of successful cooperative game-play. By means of a mixture of survey-based and data-driven analysis, the authors illustrated how the social component (i.e.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Individual performance in team-based online games

Sapienza¹,

Zeng

Bessi³

et al. 2018

R. Soc. open sci.

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“…With the primary task within the game to improve oneself, players get a sense of blissful productivity (Bardzell et al, 2008). Players level up through completing quests to make their in-game avatar stronger, quicker, and better equipped.…”

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confidence: 99%

Gaming well: links between videogames and flourishing mental health

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This paper is a review of the state of play of research linking videogaming and flourishing, and explores the role of videogames and technology to improve mental health and well-being. Its purpose is to develop understandings about the positive intersection of gaming and well-being, to document evidence regarding links between videogames and positive mental health, and to provide guidelines for use by other researchers as they design and use tools and games to improve mental health and well-being. Using Huppert's (Huppert and So, 2013) proposition that to flourish is more than the absence of mental disorder but rather a combination of feeling good and functioning effectively, resulting in high levels of mental well-being, and Seligman's (Seligman, 2011) PERMA theory of well-being, the paper identifies strengths in existing games that generate positive affect, positive functioning, and positive social functioning, contributing to, and supporting mental health and well-being.

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“…49 As role-playing games are a subset of video games, these results likely reflect differences in sampling. Because video games provide a variety of experiences and cognitive states that may benefit people with SMI, including productive “work,” social connections, distraction from anxiety, and relief of depressive symptoms, 26,28,50,51 further investigation of usage patterns and potential benefits of video game play in this population is warranted.…”

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“…25 Role-playing games allow players to be “blissfully productive,” teaming up to accomplish high-level goals that require complex strategies. 26 The process of leveling up a character in these games results in a cycle of productivity; as one researcher explains, “There is no unemployment in World of Warcraft.” 27 Thus, participating in role-playing games may allow patients to achieve in a computer-based environment the work-like productivity that may sometimes be elusive in real life.…”

Section: Gaps In Research Into Media Use In People With Severe Mentalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond Social Media: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Other Internet and Mobile Phone Applications in a Community Psychiatry Population

Carras

Mojtabai

Cullen

2018

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

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Objective Popular media applications have been shown to benefit people with severe mental illness by facilitating communication and social support, helping patients cope with or manage symptoms, and providing a way to monitor or predict mental health states. While many studies of technology use by individuals with severe mental illness have focused primarily on use of social media, this study provides additional information about use of Internet applications such as blogs, wikis (websites that allow collaborative editing of content and structure by users), video games, and Skype by a community psychiatry population. Methods All English-speaking patients attending an outpatient program during a 4-week period in 2011 (N=274) were surveyed about their technology use and demographic information; 189 patients provided demographic data and comprised the sample. Results Among Internet users (n=112), rates of use of message boards, wikis, Skype, role-playing games, and blogs ranged from 26.8% to 34.8%. Among mobile phone users (n=167), 41.4% used their phones to access the Internet and 25.3% used Twitter on their phones. In multivariate analysis, patients who had attended or completed college had much greater odds of accessing the Internet on mobile phones. Older patients were much less likely to access the Internet or use Twitter. Conclusions Our findings indicate that use of several popular forms of media is not uncommon in a community psychiatry population, but that rates of use differ on the basis of age and education. As the digital divide between people with severe mental illness and the general population is lessening, further research is needed to determine how to best leverage various types of media to support mental health recovery and complement clinical care.

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Blissfully productive

Cited by 35 publications

References 8 publications

Individual performance in team-based online games

Individual performance in team-based online games

Gaming well: links between videogames and flourishing mental health

Beyond Social Media: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Other Internet and Mobile Phone Applications in a Community Psychiatry Population

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