Fundamental components of the gameplay experience: Analysing immersion

Proceedings of DiGRA 2005 Conference: Changing Views - Worlds in Play

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Ermi, Laura ^a   Mäyrä, Frans ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Experience; Gameplay; Immersion

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NATURE; EXPERIENCE; FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT; GAMEPLAY; IMMERSION; SELF EVALUATION; THREE COMPONENT;

RESEARCH; SURVEYS;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84873372685     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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