Five-Factor Inventory of Intrinsic Motivations to Gameplay (IMG)

Vahlo, Jukka; Hamari, Juho

doi:10.24251/hicss.2019.298

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“…Whilst there has not been as many new questionnaires created by Media scholars, Wu [13] built on Sherry [20] to include 'Continuance Intention'. The one noted exception is the Intrinsic Motivations to Gameplay questionnaire (IMG; [30]), which purposefully references multiple disciplines as inspiration. This is however the exception to the rule, as most questionnaires sit within one discipline of influence.…”

Section: How We Got Here: a Brief History Of Player Questionnairesmentioning

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Growing Together: An Analysis of Measurement Transparency Across 15 Years of Player Motivation Questionnaires

Hughes¹,

Cairns²

2021

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[Preprint Version] There are many questionnaires available to assess player motivation, originating from a diverse range of disciplines. Each discipline differs in their usage and reporting of questionnaires, but there has been no attempt to synthesise their application or create a standard way of using them. No standard approach leads to a lack of transparency in reporting their usage, which affects the ability of the field to build on one another. This has made it unclear whether player motivation research is a unified research community, or a collection of individuals with a similar goal. This work assesses the transparency of questionnaire reporting practices in papers published in the last 15 years of player motivation research (n=238). Overall, there is a lack of transparency in reporting questionnaires, driven by a lack of priority in presenting items alongside text. Many papers use questionnaires that are based on theory or have been used to measure specific factors in the past, but explicit justification is rare. This work concludes with a checklist for authors to use to ensure questionnaire reporting is transparent, so that the field can standardise and allow for more cohesive research synthesis.

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Section: How We Got Here: a Brief History Of Player Questionnairesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Growing Together: An Analysis of Measurement Transparency Across 15 Years of Player Motivation Questionnaires

Hughes¹,

Cairns²

2021

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“…First, negative consequences like violence [9] and physical correlates [36] have been investigated. Second, studies tested positive aspects like motivational drivers to play [22,54], explanations for revenue made [15,17,29], or the acquisition of competencies in video games that are relevant in the real word as well [24,42]. Since we want to better understand the influence of identification with the community as a predictor of MOG play, which we frame as a proxy to different desired outcomes (e.g., satisfaction, loyalty), we anchor our study within the second category.…”

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“…The vast majority of our sample consisted of males (150 males, 86 females). Most participants came from Germany (116) or North-America (34) and stated that the highest academic degree they currently held was a high school diploma (50) or bachelor's degree (54). Additionally, participants had been playing video games around 14 years (M = 13.98, SD = 8.99).…”

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Architecture of Belonging – A Social Identity-based Design Theory of Community Identiﬁcation in Multiplayer Video Games

Kordyaka¹,

Laato²,

Müller³

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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Recently several studies have worked towards a better understanding of reasons to play multiplayer online games (MOGs). Despite multiple approaches used, understanding of the topic remains incomplete due to its complexity. This study constructs an explanatory design theory of community identification as a predictor of engagement in MOGs. To that end, a structured mixed-method study was conducted. First, a quantitative survey (N=236) was used to illustrate the explanatory power of community identification in the specific context of our study. Second, a workshop (N=10) was held identifying similarity and mutual influence as the most meaningful design elements of community identification. On this basis, and building off the design science paradigm, an explanatory design theory to foster community identification in MOGs is derived. The model features the elements of the design factors similarity (high vs. low) and interactive richness (rich vs. poor) that can be tested in future (experimental) research.

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“…Scales Used Tondello [78] Aesthetic, Narrative, Goal, Challenge Yee [86] Mechanics, Discovery, Role-Playing, Customisation, Escapism Trojan [44] Completionist, Escapist, Story Driven, Smarty Pants VKS [84] Immersion, Achievement, Challenge BrainHex [61] Seeker, Survivor, Mastermind, Daredevil, Achiever GAMES [33] Story, Escapism, Customisation, Grinding/Completion, Autonomy/Exploration PENS [67] Competence, Autonomy, Relatedness, Presence/Immersion Sherry [70] Challenge, Diversion, Fantasy, Arousal GAMS [50] Intrinsic Motivation, Integrated Regulation, Identified Regulation, Introjected Regulation, External Regulation IMG [82] Competence, Immersion, Fun, Autonomy…”

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No Item is an Island Entire of Itself: An Analysis of Construct Validity of Player Motivation Questionnaires

Hughes¹,

Cairns²

2020

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[Preprint Version] The player experience literature has many questionnaires to identify individual differences between digital game players. However, each is typically developed without reference to explicit conceptual underpinnings and its conceptual relationship to other questionnaires. This paper reports on a study where 11 such questionnaires were compiled into one 180-item survey. The analysis of responses (N = 1978) assesses individual questionnaires and compares across questionnaires through six analyses, including reliability analysis and both confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses. These showed only moderate support for the original questionnaire structures, and seemingly related subscales tended to measure unrelated concepts. An EFA of all 46 original subscales indicated a 9-factor solution, and a 180-item EFA a 19-factor solution, suggesting considerable conceptual confusion. Overall, there are concerning shortcomings in these questionnaires as instruments for measuring player differences. A more robust theoretical basis is needed to address the value of such questionnaires in advancing player experience research.

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Five-Factor Inventory of Intrinsic Motivations to Gameplay (IMG)

Cited by 20 publications

References 38 publications

Growing Together: An Analysis of Measurement Transparency Across 15 Years of Player Motivation Questionnaires

Growing Together: An Analysis of Measurement Transparency Across 15 Years of Player Motivation Questionnaires

Architecture of Belonging – A Social Identity-based Design Theory of Community Identiﬁcation in Multiplayer Video Games

No Item is an Island Entire of Itself: An Analysis of Construct Validity of Player Motivation Questionnaires

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