Games as personality profiling tools

Lankveld, Giel van; Spronck, Pieter; Herik, Jaap van den; Arntz, Arnoud

doi:10.1109/cig.2011.6032007

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“…Additional research is also needed to validate the scenario-based technique employed here by linking it to behavioral data collected in natural and simulated (game) settings (Van Lankveld et al, 2011), possibly using methodology that has been previously employed to determine personality profiles. …”

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Conformorality. A Study on Group Conditioning of Normative Judgment

2013

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How does other people's opinion affect judgments of norm transgressions? In our study, we used a modification of the famous Asch paradigm (1951, 1955) to examine conformity in the moral domain. The question we addressed was how peer group opinion alters normative judgments of scenarios involving violations of moral, social, and decency norms. The results indicate that even moral norms are subject to conformity, especially in situations with a high degree of social presence. Interestingly, the degree of conformity can distinguish between different types of norms.

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Conformorality. A Study on Group Conditioning of Normative Judgment

2013

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“…The NEO-PI-R used in the research by Lankveld et al [20], [21] demanded a high time investment of the participants. This would have negatively impacted requirement (1) as it would have limited the sample to people willing to invest 45-60 minutes in a personality test.…”

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“…Lankveld et al [20], [21] found correlations between play style and Extraversion within small samples. We continued the exploration of the link between play style and personality [19].…”

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Play style: Showing your age

Tekofsky

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2013 IEEE Conference on Computational Inteligence in Games (CIG)

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Abstract-Age has been shown to influence our preferences, choices, and cognitive performance. We expect this influence to be visible in the play style of an individual. Player models would then benefit from incorporating age, allowing developers to offer an increasingly personalized game experience to the player. To investigate the relationship between age and play style, we set out to determine how much of the variance in a player's age can be explained by his play style. For this purpose, we used the data from a survey ('PsyOps') among 13,376 'Battlefield 3' players. Starting out with 60 play style variables, we found that 45.7% of the variance in age can be explained by 46 play style variables. Furthermore, similar percentages of variance in age are explained when the sample is divided along gaming platform: 31 play style variables explain 43.1% on PC; 30 play style variables explain 53.9% on Xbox 360; 28 play style variables explain 51.7% on Playstation 3. Our findings have a high external validity due to the large and heterogeneous nature of the sample. The strength of the relationship between age and play style is considered 'large' according to Cohen's classification. Previous research indicates that the nature of the relationship between age and play style is likely to be based on life-time developments in cognitive performance, motivation, and personality. All in all, our findings merit a recommendation to incorporate age in future player models.

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“…By conducting a Five-Factor Model personality test and a value survey, Griebel found both personality traits and values correlated with specific game play behavior in the game of Sims 2 [12]. Van Lankveld et al correlated the game behavior within the game of Neverwinter Nights to scores in the personality questionnaire and demonstrated that all five traits of the Five-Factor Model have an effect on players' in-game behavior [13]. Tekofsky et al investigated the correlations between Five-Factor Model personality traits and playing behavior of Battlefield 3 provided by a database of their game statistics and found that play style correlated significantly to players' personality [14].…”

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The Relationship between Player’s Value Systems and Their In-Game Behavior in a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game

Wang

2017

International Journal of Computer Games Technology

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This study examines the relationship between player's value systems and their actions in playing a massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Online survey data from 1,577 players were paired with their behavioral metrics within the game. A number of correlations were found between the scores of value system and the in-game metrics. Participants that scored high on the Red value system tend to spend more real money in the game, level up their character and ability as quickly as possible, and seek other achievements in the forms offered by game world. These characteristics for fun, power, and immediate gratification are also predicted by the Red value system. The finding provides valuable information on how to better design, evaluate, and understand enjoyment in games. The results also show the possibility of using the game as a platform in inferring players' value systems and in training people to develop certain skills.

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Games as personality profiling tools

Cited by 67 publications

References 8 publications

Conformorality. A Study on Group Conditioning of Normative Judgment

Conformorality. A Study on Group Conditioning of Normative Judgment

Play style: Showing your age

The Relationship between Player’s Value Systems and Their In-Game Behavior in a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game

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