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Effectance and Control as Determinants of Video Game Enjoyment

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: This article explores video game enjoyment originated by games' key characteristic, interactivity. An online experiment (N=500) tested experiences of effectance (perceived influence on the game world) and of being in control as mechanisms that link interactivity to enjoyment. A video game was manipulated to either allow normal play, reduce perceived effectance, or reduce perceived control. Enjoyment ratings suggest that effectance is an important factor in video game enjoyment but that the relationship between control of the game situation and enjoyment is more complex.

Source: CyberPsychology & Behavior

DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.9942

Authors: Christoph Klimmt, Tilo Hartmann, Andreas Frey

Institutions: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Language: English

Topic: Digital Games and Media

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2146811936

FWCI: 15.32

Cites: 11

Cited by: 329

Related to: 10