A Motivational Model of Video Game Engagement

By Andrew K. Przybylski, C. Rigby, Richard M. Ryan. 2010

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Subfields: Safety Research, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Measuring engagement in video game-based environments: Investigation of the User Engagement Scale (2014, background): “They note that self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000) helps explain how intrinsic motivation—driven by factors such as the need for competence—is an important precursor for engagement (Boyle et al., 2011; Przybylski et al., 2010).”
Studying Gamification: The Effect of Rewards and Incentives on Motivation (2015, background): “Recent studies conﬁ rmed that experiences of competence, autonomy, and relatedness were major contributors to game enjoyment, regardless of the speciﬁ c content, complexity, or genre of games (Przybylski, Rigby, & Ryan, 2010 ; Wang et al., 2008 ).”
Basic psychological need theory: Advancements, critical themes, and future directions (2020, positive): “2015), gamification features (Przybylski et al. 2010; Sailer et al. 2017), socio-economic status (González et al.”
Designing for Motivation, Engagement and Wellbeing in Digital Experience (2018, methodology): “The PENS framework is readily tested using assessments of need satisfaction such as those employed by Ryan et al. (2006) which can be broadly applied (Przybylski et al., 2010).”
The Lens of Intrinsic Skill Atoms: A Method for Gameful Design (2015, background): “Finally, PENS can account for constructs of competing models such as flow theory or Yee’s (2006) motivations for online play (Przybylski et al., 2010).”
The Role of Avoidance Coping and Escape Motives in Problematic Online Gaming: A Systematic Literature Review (2020, background): “…in the same way that individuals use of substances like alcohol (Bacharach et al. 2008), or behaviors like gambling (Bergevin et al. 2006; Blaszczynski and Nower 2002) and online gaming (Hussain and Griffiths 2009; Demetrovics et al. 2011; Przybylski et al. 2010; Hemenover and Bowman 2018).”
Do points, levels and leaderboards harm intrinsic motivation?: an empirical analysis of common gamification elements (2013, background): “…as previous research suggests that games are motivating due to them providing players with the possibility of expressing their choices and skills [17, 19], future studies should also compare whether “mastery” and “performance” tasks [18] are impacted differently by game elements, in order to…”
Gamification in the Workplace: The Central Role of the Aesthetic Experience (2017, background): “A greater rewards affordance can be perceived by users when a point system of a gamified IS provides granular and timely feedback [7, 72].”
Video Games and Spatial Cognition (2010, background): “Ryan and collaborators (Przybylski, Rigby, & Ryan, 2010; Przybylski, Ryan, & Rigby, 2009; Ryan, Rigby, & Przybylski, 2006) have explored the relationship between the enjoyment of video games and the players’ needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness.”