Measuring player immersion in the computer game narrative

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-133

  Qin, Hua ^a   Patrick Rau, Pei Luen ^a   Salvendy, Gavriel ^a,b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER GAMES; FACTOR ANALYSIS;

SURVEYS;

EID: 60849104439     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: 15327590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447310802546732     Document Type: Article

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