Do game transfer phenomena lead to flow? An investigation of in-game and out-game immersion among MOBA gamers

Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), the most popular video game genre, has increased in terms of the number of users online. This increase in popularity depicts the in-game immersion in MOBA games, which determines Flow experience. Despite its popularity, there is a dearth of research on the cau...

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Autor principal:	Jan Patrick Gutierrez
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Flow theory GTP MOBA game Cross-lagged panel design Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8b2d839225e34e2bbcdc4cc534eb7af82021-12-01T05:03:56ZDo game transfer phenomena lead to flow? An investigation of in-game and out-game immersion among MOBA gamers2451-958810.1016/j.chbr.2021.100079https://doaj.org/article/8b2d839225e34e2bbcdc4cc534eb7af82021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958821000270https://doaj.org/toc/2451-9588Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), the most popular video game genre, has increased in terms of the number of users online. This increase in popularity depicts the in-game immersion in MOBA games, which determines Flow experience. Despite its popularity, there is a dearth of research on the cause of immersion of MOBA games. This study hypothesized that players acquired automatic thoughts, actions, and sensations about the game even when not playing, identified as Game Transfer Phenomena (GTP), causing Flow. Forty-five (45) college students were recruited to play MOBA games for 20 h in one week, referred to as immersive gaming in this study. Flow state scale and GTP scale were administered twice before and after immersive gaming. Pretest and posttest comparisons showed no difference in the Flow and GTP. On the other hand, the cross-lagged analysis shows that GTP causes Flow among MOBA gamers. Players with a high level of GTP experience more intensive levels of Flow. The implications of the development of Flow are discussed in the study.Jan Patrick GutierrezElsevierarticleFlow theoryGTPMOBA gameCross-lagged panel designElectronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95PsychologyBF1-990ENComputers in Human Behavior Reports, Vol 3, Iss , Pp 100079- (2021)
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spellingShingle	Flow theory GTP MOBA game Cross-lagged panel design Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Psychology BF1-990 Jan Patrick Gutierrez Do game transfer phenomena lead to flow? An investigation of in-game and out-game immersion among MOBA gamers
description	Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), the most popular video game genre, has increased in terms of the number of users online. This increase in popularity depicts the in-game immersion in MOBA games, which determines Flow experience. Despite its popularity, there is a dearth of research on the cause of immersion of MOBA games. This study hypothesized that players acquired automatic thoughts, actions, and sensations about the game even when not playing, identified as Game Transfer Phenomena (GTP), causing Flow. Forty-five (45) college students were recruited to play MOBA games for 20 h in one week, referred to as immersive gaming in this study. Flow state scale and GTP scale were administered twice before and after immersive gaming. Pretest and posttest comparisons showed no difference in the Flow and GTP. On the other hand, the cross-lagged analysis shows that GTP causes Flow among MOBA gamers. Players with a high level of GTP experience more intensive levels of Flow. The implications of the development of Flow are discussed in the study.
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title	Do game transfer phenomena lead to flow? An investigation of in-game and out-game immersion among MOBA gamers
title_short	Do game transfer phenomena lead to flow? An investigation of in-game and out-game immersion among MOBA gamers
title_full	Do game transfer phenomena lead to flow? An investigation of in-game and out-game immersion among MOBA gamers
title_fullStr	Do game transfer phenomena lead to flow? An investigation of in-game and out-game immersion among MOBA gamers
title_full_unstemmed	Do game transfer phenomena lead to flow? An investigation of in-game and out-game immersion among MOBA gamers
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Do game transfer phenomena lead to flow? An investigation of in-game and out-game immersion among MOBA gamers

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