Development of an instrument to measure enjoyment of computer game play

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 868-886

  Fang, Xiaowen ^a   Chan, Susy ^a   Brzezinski, Jacek ^a   Nair, Chitra ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARD-SORTING; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; EXPERT CONSULTATION; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS;

INSTRUMENTS; SURVEYS;

COMPUTER GAMES;

EID: 77955827435     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: 15327590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2010.496337     Document Type: Article

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