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Analysis of the Influence of Intrinsic Motivation on Player Experience in Mobile Games

모바일 게임에서 내적동기가 플레이어의 경험에 미치는 영향 분석

  • Feng, JingWei (Dept. of Storytelling, Graduate of School, Dong-Eui University) ;
  • Lee, HongMei (Dept. of korean language as a Foreign languages, Graduate of School, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, CheeYong (Major of Game Engineering, Dong-Eui University)
  • Received : 2022.08.23
  • Accepted : 2022.10.06
  • Published : 2022.11.30
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Abstract

With the prosperity of Internet, the game industry is occuping an important position in the national economic system. The study on the game industry which has been drawing eyes from researchers is of great significance. Many scholars have done researches on game motivations, but the elements of intrinsic motivation are still in the exploratory stage. This study determines the dimensions of the influencing factors of players 'intrinsic game motivation and their game experience by adopting the method of literature research. A theoretical model is established to explore the influence of intrinsic game motivation on players' game experience. Questionnaires from players of "The Honor of Kings" are collected through the Internet. SPSS 21.0 is utilized to test the model and hypotheses, and finally the results of the data are analysed. It verifies that intrinsic motivation mainly consists of four components: achievement, social interaction, immersion and escapism. By exploring the influence of the four elements on players' experience, it is concluded that the players' immersion and social interaction have a greater positive impact on their game experience. It is indicated that a better game design highlights the storyline of the game and the interaction system is of importance to enable players to gain a better game experience.

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