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http://dx.doi.org/10.7583/JKGS.2018.18.6.131

Research on the Game Elements and Mechanism that Affect the Game Overindulgence and Addiction  

Yun, Chan (Digital Contents Dept, College of Art&Design. Kyung-Hee University)
Woo, Tack (Digital Contents Dept, College of Art&Design. Kyung-Hee University)
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Journal of Korea Game Society / v.18, no.6, 2018 , pp. 131-142 More about this Journal
Abstract
As the gaming industry grows, the need to understand and study on game Addiction and overindulgence have also grown. For this object, in this study, the author first studied how game elements and game mechanisms were categorized by using previous studies. As a result, game elements are divided into three elements that compose visual, competitive, and probability elements. And the game mechanisms that establish three elements were grouped into subcategories. Risk of competitive and visual element that effect on overindulgence is depended on what mechanism has used. But, in the probability element, Gambling mechanism must be viewed in terms of addiction, not overindulgence.
Keywords
Overindulgence; Gaming Addiction; Game Mechanism; Classification;
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