Playing online games against computer- vs. human-controlled opponents: Effects on presence, flow, and enjoyment

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2274-2291

  Weibel, David ^a,b   Wissmath, Bartholomäus ^a   Habegger, Stephan ^a   Steiner, Yves ^a   Groner, Rudolf ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Institute of Distance Education   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Flow theory; Human computer interaction; Immersion; Online games; Presence; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTERS; GAME THEORY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

COMPUTER-CONTROLLED; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; ELSEVIER (CO); MULTIVARIATE DESIGN; ON-LINE GAMES;

COMPUTER CONTROL;

EID: 45649084311     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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