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The effects of videogame achievements on player motivation

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posted on 2023-05-18, 08:37 authored by Ian LewisIan Lewis, Zulkifly, A, Kristy de SalasKristy de Salas
Achievements in games are assumed to be extrinsic motivators yet this has not been shown to be the case experimentally. This study attempts to determine whether achievements exhibit characteristics more closely related to intrinsic or extrinsic motivators. An experiment was conducted in order to examine the effects of Achievements in a controlled environment. It was found that Achievements show no strong correlation with intrinsic motivation. The game itself had more of an effect on intrinsic motivation than Achievements, but Achievements may cause an increase in the returning rate of players.

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Publication title

International Journal of Computer and Information Technology

Volume

4

Pagination

1-6

ISSN

2279-0764

Department/School

School of Information and Communication Technology

Publisher

International Journal of Computer and Information Technology

Place of publication

India

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Copyright 2015 IJCIT

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Animation, video games and computer generated imagery services

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