Motives to play videogames across seven countries: Measurement invariance of the Videogaming Motives Questionnaire

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“…Professional game designers often take it for granted that people just want to play their games, rarely examining the psychology of their gaming audience [13]. Previous studies (see [6,13,14]), investigated the behaviors of players when playing games creating a typology of them. However, previous literature with limited exceptions (see [15]) has not investigated in depth the meaning of fun for the players ecosystem.…”

“…According to Hilgard et al [3], the subjective norm behind players motives to play games inspired researchers, players, and game developers measuring individual differences in game motivations and preferences. Human motivation refers to the internal process that activates and maintains physical and psychological activity and impacts the direction and strength to move toward goals [6], highlighting the subjectivity of the topic. As early as 2004 Bartle [15], first recognizes that in a non-entertainment industry, the answer behind motives toward an activity is hidden behind the clear and easy answer of the mandatory nature of that action.…”

“…Gaming has become a very popular activity for both adults and adolescents and a major leisure activity in contemporary societies [5]. Even though most video players are aged between 18 to 34 years old (40%), 27% of players are being overage 50, leading to the average player being 35 years old [6] indicating that there is also a big percentage of players over the age of 35 spending time on video games, and highlighting that players cannot be grouped into one age demographic. Reports from the Interactive Software Federation in Europe show that more than half of Europe's population plays video games and nearly half of them are female (46%) [7], showing that there are also no demographic differences between gender.…”

“…Reports from the Interactive Software Federation in Europe show that more than half of Europe's population plays video games and nearly half of them are female (46%) [7], showing that there are also no demographic differences between gender. Studies in the US show that 80% of people aged 18-34 play video games for more than 3 hours a week [6] when the average time spent gaming per week is estimated to be around 8 hours and 42 minutes [7].…”