Flow Experiences of Children in an Interactive Social Game Environment

Autor/inn/en	Inal, Yavuz; Cagiltay, Kursat
Titel	Flow Experiences of Children in an Interactive Social Game Environment
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Technology, 38 (2007) 3, S.455-464 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1013
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8535.2007.00709.x
Schlagwörter	Children; Gender Differences; Observation; Interviews; Video Games; Narration; Interactive Video; Attention; Difficulty Level + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Geschlechterkonflikt; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele; Interaktives Video; Aufmerksamkeit; Schwierigkeitsgrad
Abstract	This study examines children's flow experiences in an interactive social game environment. A total of 33 children aged from 7 to 9 years participated in the study for 6 weeks. Data were collected through observations and interviews. In order to measure the flow experiences of the children, items of a flow scale were administered to the children through interviews. Results revealed that flow experiences occur more among boys than girls during gameplay. While ludology had more effect on the flow experiences of boys when compared with the narratology of computer games, narratology had more effect among girls. Challenge and complexity elements of games had more effect on the flow experiences of the children than clear feedback. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10