A Q-study of game player aesthetics

Simulation & Gaming

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 375-396

  Myers, David ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aesthetics; computer games; game players; games; Q methodology; video games

Indexed keywords

EID: 84970206468     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104687819002100403     Document Type: Article

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