TY - GEN
T1 - Children's choice of games
T2 - 8th International Conference on Entertainment Computing, ICEC 2009
AU - Chen, Vivian Hseuh Hua
AU - Lin, Weirong
AU - Ng, Chiew Woon
AU - Chai, Su Li
AU - Khoo, Angeline Cheok Eng
AU - Duh, Henry Been Lirn
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This study employed the uses and gratifications approach to examine children's choice of gaming genres. The measure of prosocial behavioral tendency was used as an approximation of a child's offline gratification, and this was related to the exposure to three different genres of games (violent, aggressive and prosocial). The influence of education level was also taken into consideration. Data was compiled and analyzed from a survey conducted on Singaporean schoolchildren (N = 2,640). Overall results supported the supplementary model of gratification seeking behavior. Children with higher prosocial scores spent significantly less time playing violent and aggressive games, whereas children of a higher education level spent more time playing games of all genres. The results are presented and discussed.
AB - This study employed the uses and gratifications approach to examine children's choice of gaming genres. The measure of prosocial behavioral tendency was used as an approximation of a child's offline gratification, and this was related to the exposure to three different genres of games (violent, aggressive and prosocial). The influence of education level was also taken into consideration. Data was compiled and analyzed from a survey conducted on Singaporean schoolchildren (N = 2,640). Overall results supported the supplementary model of gratification seeking behavior. Children with higher prosocial scores spent significantly less time playing violent and aggressive games, whereas children of a higher education level spent more time playing games of all genres. The results are presented and discussed.
KW - Games
KW - Prosocial orientations
KW - Uses and gratifications
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70350596724&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-04052-8_10
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-04052-8_10
M3 - Conference article published in proceeding or book
AN - SCOPUS:70350596724
SN - 3642040519
SN - 9783642040511
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 110
EP - 119
BT - Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2009 - 8th International Conference, Proceedings
Y2 - 3 September 2009 through 5 September 2009
ER -