Is it a sense of autonomy, control, or attachment? Exploring the effects of in-game customization on game enjoyment

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 695-705

  Kim, Keunyeong ^a   Schmierbach, Michael G ^a   Bellur, Saraswathi ^b   Chung, Mun Young ^a   Fraustino, Julia Daisy ^c   Dardis, Frank ^a   Ahern, Lee ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetic customization; Attachment; Autonomy; Feelings of control; Functional customization; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

AESTHETIC CUSTOMIZATION; ATTACHMENT; AUTONOMY; FUNCTIONAL CUSTOMIZATION; SELF-DETERMINATION THEORIES;

CONTROL THEORY;

EID: 84924584649     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.02.011     Document Type: Article

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