Abstract
Measuring perceived challenge and demand in video games is crucial as these player experiences are essential to creating enjoyable games. Two recent measures that identified seemingly distinct structures of challenge (Challenge Originating from Recent Gameplay Interaction Scale (CORGIS) - cognitive, emotional, performative, decision-making) and demand (Video Game Demand Scale (VGDS) - cognitive, emotional, controller, exertional, social) have been theorised to overlap, reflecting the five-factor demand structure. To investigate the overlap between these two scales we compared a five (complete overlap) and nine-factor (no overlap) model by surveying 1,101 players asking them to recall their last gaming experience before completing CORGIS and VGDS. After failing to confirm both models, we conducted an exploratory factor analysis. Our findings reveal seven dimensions, where the five-factor VGDS model holds alongside two additional CORGIS dimensions of performative and decision-making, ultimately providing a more holistic understanding of the concepts whilst highlighting unique aspects of each approach.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CHI 2023 - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
| Pages | 1-19 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450394215 |
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| Publication status | Published - 19 Apr 2023 |
| Event | 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2023 - Hamburg, Germany Duration: 23 Apr 2023 → 28 Apr 2023 |
Publication series
| Name | Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings |
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Conference
| Conference | 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2023 |
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| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Hamburg |
| Period | 23/04/23 → 28/04/23 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- challenge
- demand
- player experience
- questionnaires
- Video games