Κατεύθυνση Ψυχολογία
Library of the School of Philosophy

2019-02-17

2019

Mitsi Effrosyni

Πέτρος Ρούσσος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ψυχολογία, ΕΚΠΑ
Φιλία Ίσαρη, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια, Συμβουλευτική Ψυχολογία, ΦΠΨ ΕΚΠΑ
Φωτεινή Πολυχρόνη, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια Εκπαιδευτικής Ψυχολογίας,ΦΠΨ, ΕΚΠΑ

Γλύπτης του σώματός μου, ποιητής του κόσμου μου: ποιοτική διερεύνηση του βιώματος των παικτών στα mmorpg

Greek

Sculptor of my body, creator of my world: a qualitative research on the experience of gamers in mmorpgs

The financial strength of the video games industry and the introduction of game addiction in DSM-5 lead them to the forefront of research. Previous research found searched for gamers’ motives and identified needs such as escapism from reality, sense of belonging to a community, dealing with loneliness, rewarding and explorations. They also found that games have emotional effects on gamers and that gamers have emotional attachment to their avatars. The present qualitative study, through thematic analysis of ten interviews, explores the gamer’s experience on MMORPGs and aims at a deeper understanding of this experience that nowadays affects a large percentage of people. The experience is structured around five key themes: 1. the motivation of players to engage in the game, which is mainly of a socio-emotional nature 2. the way players construct their avatar (appearance and character attributes) 3. the neglect of the biological body while playing , 4. The in-game experiences and 5. The different mental images for the digital world.

Philosophy - Psychology

mmorpgs, avatars, gaming, digital body, escapism, qualitative research, Thematic analysis

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