Paper Info
Title
Collaborate and share: an experimental study of the effects of task and reward interdependencies in online games.
Abstract
Today millions of players interact with one another in online games, especially massively multiplayer online role-playing games ( MMORPGs). These games promote interaction among players by offering interdependency features, but to date few studies have asked what interdependency design factors of MMORPGs make them fun for players, produce experiences of flow, or enhance player performance. In this study, we focused on two game design features: task and reward interdependency. We conducted a controlled experiment that compared the interaction effects of low and high task-interdependency conditions and low and high reward-interdependency conditions on three dependent variables: fun, flow, and performance. We found that in a low task-interdependency condition, players had more fun, experienced higher levels of flow, and perceived better performance when a low reward-interdependency condition also obtained. In contrast, in a high task-interdependency condition, all of these measures were higher when a high reward-interdependency condition also obtained.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1089/cpb.2007.9985
CYBERPSYCHOLOGY & BEHAVIOR
Keywords
Field
DocType
game design,interaction effect
Interdependence,Video game design,Game mechanics,Computer science,Game design,Controlled experiment,Variables,Non-cooperative game,Multimedia
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
10
4
1094-9313
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
10
0.75
3
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Boreum Choi127814.53
Inseong Lee234321.78
Dong-Seong Choi329118.11
Jinwoo Kim41918168.52