Typology and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Massively Multiplayer Online Game Players

Autor: Zsolt Demetrovics, Gyöngyi Kökönyei, Eszter Harmath, Judit Farkas, Mark D. Griffiths, Antónia Reindl, Barbara Mervó, Andrea Kertész, Róbert Urbán, Attila Oláh, Csilla Ágoston, Katalin Nagygyörgy, Dalma Zilahy
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 29:192-200
ISSN: 1532-7590
1044-7318
DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2012.702636
Popis: To date, there has been relatively little research comparing different types of online gamers. The main aim of this study was to provide robust benchmark data on different types of Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) players using a large sample of online gamers. An online survey was used to recruit 4,374 Hungarian online gamers from websites offering different types of MMOGs. In addition to sociodemographic characteristics, the study also collected data on gaming preference, amount of time spent gaming, amount of money spent on the game, and whether they played at an amateur or professional level. A latent profile analysis of gaming preferences differentiated between eight specific gamer types, of which four types emerged as clear categories, indicating clear preference for a specific type of game (role-playing games, first-person shooter games, real-time strategy games, and other games). Overall, 79% of gamers belonged to these four categories. First-person shooter gamers were almost exclusively ma...
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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