Integrating self-determination and self-efficacy in game design

Hossein Jamshidifarsani; Paul Tamayo-Serrano; Samir Garbaya; Theodore Lim; Pierre Blazevic

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11548-7_17

Integrating self-determination and self-efficacy in game design

Hossein Jamshidifarsani^*, Paul Tamayo-Serrano, Samir Garbaya, Theodore Lim, Pierre Blazevic

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Abstract

Video games have been known to increase the levels of player’s motivation. This initiated the emergence of serious games and gamification to exploit game elements and mechanics for increasing the motivation in non-game contexts. The research reported in this paper used psychological theories of Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Self-Efficacy Theory (SET) to design three versions of a game. The first version was based on SDT, the second on SET and the third version was based on a combination of these two theories. The objective is to investigate the impact of each game design on the user motivation and performance. An experiment of playing the games designed with these features was conducted. Surprisingly, the results on the objective evaluation revealed that there is no significant difference among the groups in terms of engagement and performance. Furthermore, these findings were confirmed by the results on the subjective evaluation of player’s perceived motivation, which showed no significant difference between the three experimental conditions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Games and Learning Alliance
Subtitle of host publication	GALA 2018
Editors	Heinrich Söbke, Manuel Gentile, Mario Allegra
Publisher	Springer
Pages	178-190
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030115487
ISBN (Print)	9783030115470
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11548-7_17
Publication status	Published - 22 Jan 2019
Event	7th International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance 2018 - Palermo, Italy Duration: 5 Dec 2018 → 7 Dec 2018 https://conf.seriousgamessociety.org/

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	11385
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	7th International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance 2018
Abbreviated title	GALA 2018
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Palermo
Period	5/12/18 → 7/12/18
Internet address	https://conf.seriousgamessociety.org/

Keywords

Engagement
Game design
Motivation
Self-determination
Self-efficacy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Jamshidifarsani, H, Tamayo-Serrano, P, Garbaya, S, Lim, T & Blazevic, P 2019, Integrating self-determination and self-efficacy in game design. in H Söbke, M Gentile & M Allegra (eds), Games and Learning Alliance: GALA 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 11385, Springer, pp. 178-190, 7th International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance 2018, Palermo, Italy, 5/12/18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11548-7_17

Integrating self-determination and self-efficacy in game design. / Jamshidifarsani, Hossein; Tamayo-Serrano, Paul; Garbaya, Samir et al.
Games and Learning Alliance: GALA 2018. ed. / Heinrich Söbke; Manuel Gentile; Mario Allegra. Springer, 2019. p. 178-190 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 11385).

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