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Playing Alone, Playing With Others: Differences in Player Experience and…
Playing Alone, Playing With Others: Differences in Player Experience and Indicators of Wellbeing
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Problems
the common perception of the social isolation of solitary gamers paired with concerns regarding the impact of games on mental health
game play becomes a site of complex social interactions with the potential to strengthen and reinforce relationship, and positively influence sense of self.
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Kellie Vella, Daniel Johnson, Leanne Hides,
3 okt 2015
Advantages
Social players experience greater wellbeing when playing with strangers, and when experiencing in-game bridging social capital.
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Disadvantages
different type of social play are associated with differences in relatedness and social capital experienced.
social and solidarity players differ in terms of degree of autonomy, presence, relateness experienced
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Limitations
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impacts of traits or unmeasured motivations should be employed when exploring the link between video game play and wellbeing. (e.g measures of resilience and personality)