Passion and intrinsic motivation in digital gaming

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-45

  Wang, Chee Keng John ^a   Khoo, Angeline ^a   Liu, Woon Chia ^a   Divaharan, Shanti ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIGITAL COMPUTER; FEMALE; GAME; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 39449134832     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.0004     Document Type: Article

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