The functionality attribute of cybergenres

Shepherd, Michael; Watters, Carolyn

doi:10.1109/hicss.1999.772650

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“…In recent years, a few researchers had applied genre theory to digital interactive media (Shepherd & Watters, 1999;Stefan et al, 2000;Toms & Campbell, 1999). They argued that genre definitions in traditional media tended to focus on content and themes but ignored the existence of functionality and the interactive nature of digital media.…”

Section: Game Genresmentioning

confidence: 98%

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A Lexical Approach to Study Computer Games and Game Play Experience via Online Reviews

Zhu

Fang

2015

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

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This article proposes a revised lexical approach to understand characteristics of computer games and user experience in game play by analyzing online game reviews. The lexical approach was originally used by psychologists to study personality traits. It was based on a lexical hypothesis stating that personality traits are reflected in the adjectives people have been using to describe personality over a long time. A factor analysis was then conducted to identify the patterns of personality related adjectives (i.e., personality traits). The argument here is that game players have used natural languages to describe computer games and their experiences over time and that the most important characteristics of computer games and game play experience would be reflected in player language. Therefore, the traits of computer games and user experience during game play can be studied by examining the adjectives used by players in online reviews. Based on 696,801 reviews downloaded from three major game websites, the lexical approach was adapted to analyze textual content pertaining to computer games. In two consecutive studies, the most important factors concerning traits of computer games and game play experience were discovered and analyzed. The implications of the revised lexical approach and findings from this project were discussed.

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Section: Game Genresmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Content refers to themes and topics, and form indicates "observable physical and linguistic features" (Yates & Orlikowski, 1999). Functionality points to the capabilities of digital interactive media and informs the audience of what can be expected from a specific genre (Shepherd & Watters, 1999).…”

Section: Game Genresmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Lexical Approach to Study Computer Games and Game Play Experience via Online Reviews

Zhu

Fang

2015

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

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“…In a similar study, Shepherd and Watters (1999) characterised a random selection of 96 websites according to properties drawn from their contentform-functionality definition of genre. They used these properties to assign web-pages to a list of rather general genre labels, consisting of homepage (personal and corporate), brochure, resource, catalogue, search engine and game (cf.…”

Section: Cybergenres: a Brief Critiquementioning

confidence: 99%