Measuring the flow experience of gamers: An evaluation of the DFS-2

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2306-2312

  Procci, Katelyn ^a   Singer, Allysa R ^a   Levy, Katherine R ^a   Bowers, Clint ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Construct clarification; Flow; Gaming; Measurement

Indexed keywords

FLOW; FLOW EXPERIENCE; FLOW STATE; GAME EXPERIENCE; GAMING; GAMING EXPERIENCES; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; VIDEO GAMING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MEASUREMENTS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84865659144     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.06.039     Document Type: Article

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