Players’ Value Structure in Digital Games

Lin, Yu-Ling; Lin, Hong-Wen; Yang, Ya-Ting Carolyn

doi:10.1177/1555412015581710

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“…For example, Sheng and Teo (2012) measured hedonic value through entertainment and aesthetics, while Ha, Yoon, and Choi (2007) proposed perceived pleasure and perceived attractiveness (PA) as factors that provide enjoyment and fun in MGs. Lin, Lin, and Yang (2017) suggested that game attributes, such as graphic design, contribute to the player's expectation of fun.…”

Section: Hedonic Value and Loyalty Intentionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of perceived value on casual mobile game loyalty: The moderating effect of intensity of playing

Molinillo

Japutra

Liébana‐Cabanillas

2020

J of Consumer Behaviour

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The retention rate of mobile game players is one of the subjects that spark most interest in the industry, as many abandon the games only a few hours after downloading them. This study examines the antecedents of loyalty towards mobile games from the perspective of perceived value and explores the moderating effect of intensity of playing. The results revealed that hedonic value (i.e., perceived enjoyment and perceived attractiveness) and, to a lesser extent, utilitarian value (i.e., effort expectancy and perceived usefulness) are crucial in the loyalty that players feel towards mobile games. Intensity of playing weakens the relationship between perceived usefulness, perceived enjoyment and loyalty intention. Based on the findings, theoretical and practical implications are provided.

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Section: Hedonic Value and Loyalty Intentionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of perceived value on casual mobile game loyalty: The moderating effect of intensity of playing

Molinillo

Japutra

Liébana‐Cabanillas

2020

J of Consumer Behaviour

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“…Video games provide an important context for the understanding the construction of an identity in a virtual space (Kozinets and Kedzior 2009). Unlike the 'corporeal world' in which one's identity is largely constructed by social, economic, political, and other external cultural factors, a gamer's virtual identity is constructed by his/her choices, which leads to a sense of 'self' created in the virtual world (Hinsch and Bloch 2009) representing either an 'idealized' (Vicdan and Ulusoy 2008) or 'possible' self (Belk 2013), which is not necessarily possible in actual reality (Lin, Lin and Yang 2017;Molesworth and Denegri-Knott 2007b;Molesworth 2009). For instance, in this special issue, Baldwin (2018) sheds light on the conflict experienced by transgender people in actual reality and the ability they have to construct an idealized self in virtual reality.…”

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confidence: 99%

Gamer Resistance to Marketization of Play

Almaguer¹

2018

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Video games provide an important context to understand the role of markets in a virtual space. Particularly, consumerism has appeared to have transferred from actual reality in the virtual reality in video games. For instance, growth in use of microtransactions by companies enable consumers to exchange real currency for in-game currency. Thus, the distinction between reality and fiction appears to be blurring. This may be problematic given the hegemony of AAA video game developers (Triple-A games are those with very high development and promotion budgets), commonality of neoliberal appeals in video games, and the potential influence that video games can have on the gamer's material world. This article provides an analysis of the connections between video games and a market society and identifies some forms of consumer rejection of the commodification of virtual items in the virtual worlds established by video games. Additionally, the implications of microtransactions on the market in video games along with resistance to commodification of video games are discussed.

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“…In order to construct an integrated developmental model and to guide our understanding in a qualitative thematic analysis, we selected 7 related theoretical models: (1) cognitive-behavioral model of pathological internet use [ 10 ], (2) a new model of media attendance [ 29 ], (3) model of compensatory internet use [ 30 ], (4) basic model of problematic internet use in youth [ 31 ], (5) differential-susceptibility to the media effects model [ 32 ], (6) reinforcing spirals model [ 33 ], and (7) player’s value structure in digital games [ 34 ]. In this section, we compare these 7 models and discuss the insights gained in relation to problematic internet use behavior.…”

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“…Recently, in the domain of game studies and consumer research, Lin et al [ 34 ] proposed the structure of attribute-consequence-value chains of digital game players. Using soft-laddering interviews and a theoretical framework of means-end chains, they revealed game attributes that players direct their attention to, including attributes such as the connection system, popularity, graphic design, and diverse game genres.…”

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The Cyclic Value-Context Reinforcement Model of Problematic Internet Use: Empirical Validation Using a Thematic Analysis of Children’s Counseling Data

Doh¹,

Kim²,

Lee³

et al. 2020

J Med Internet Res

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Background Research on problematic internet use has focused on devising diagnostic criteria or describing the factors that influence internet overuse. However, a paradigm shift is necessary in studying the phenomenon of increased internet use not just from a pathological point of view but also from a developmental point of view that considers children’s behavior of adapting to a technology-oriented society. Objective In this paper, we propose the Cyclic Value-Context Reinforcement Model (CVCRM) to understand problematic internet use behavior. The purpose of our study was to construct a developmental process model that provides a holistic understanding of problematic internet use behavior of children and to empirically validate the proposed model by conducting a thematic analysis on actual counseling data. Methods To validate the CVCRM, we conducted thematic analysis using the counseling data from 312 Korean children aged 7-18 years. For the coding process, 7 master’s and doctoral student researchers participated as coders, and 2 professors supervised the coding process and results. Results This project was funded from October 2015 to September 2019 to analyze counseling data from 312 children who participated in counseling sessions during January 2012 to May 2014. Based on the data analysis, we present the CVCRM, which integrates existing theoretical approaches and encompasses the 3 interacting aspects that induce and reinforce problematic internet use in children: psychosocial value, environmental context, and internet utility. Specifically, using counseling data, we empirically ascertained that problematic internet use behavior feeds into children’s psychosocial values and environmental contexts, which in turn facilitates problematic internet use in a cyclical manner. Conclusions Through this empirical validation, the CVCRM can provide a theoretical framework and an integrated perspective on the developmental mechanism of problematic internet use behavior of children.

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Players’ Value Structure in Digital Games

Cited by 19 publications

References 60 publications

Impact of perceived value on casual mobile game loyalty: The moderating effect of intensity of playing

Impact of perceived value on casual mobile game loyalty: The moderating effect of intensity of playing

Gamer Resistance to Marketization of Play

The Cyclic Value-Context Reinforcement Model of Problematic Internet Use: Empirical Validation Using a Thematic Analysis of Children’s Counseling Data

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