Personality and player types in Fallout New Vegas


Autoria(s): McMahon, Nicole; Wyeth, Peta; Johnson, Daniel
Data(s)

2012

Resumo

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between personality and videogame player types. Study participants completed an online survey that gathered information regarding the individual's personality, via the Big Five Inventory, and player types. The study was focused on understanding this relationship in the context of the action role-playing videogame, Fallout New Vegas (FNV). A relationship between personality and player type was found, specifically with respect to the personality traits of openness to experience and conscientiousness.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/54005/

Publicador

Association for Computing Machinery

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/54005/1/McMahon2012_FinalV1CR_%282%29.pdf

DOI:10.1145/2367616.2367632

McMahon, Nicole, Wyeth, Peta, & Johnson, Daniel (2012) Personality and player types in Fallout New Vegas. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Fun and Games, Association for Computing Machinery, Toulouse, pp. 113-116.

Direitos

Copyright 2012 ACM

Fonte

School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science; Science & Engineering Faculty

Palavras-Chave #080602 Computer-Human Interaction #Videogames #Personality #Player types #DGD1 #Five-factor model
Tipo

Conference Paper