Digital games have evolved into a medium that moves beyond basic toys for distraction and
pleasure towards platforms capable of and effective at instigating more serious, emotional …

Introduction to Positive Media Psychology summarizes and synthesizes the key concepts,
theories, and empirical findings on the positive emotional, cognitive, and behavioral effects …

Self-Determination Theory (SDT), a major psychological theory of human motivation, has
become increasingly popular in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research on games and …

Human agency and autonomy have always been fundamental concepts in HCI. New
developments, including ubiquitous AI and the growing integration of technologies into our …

Accurate measurement of the player experience in videogames is key to understanding the
impacts of videogame play, designing and developing engaging videogames, and …

Today eSports gaming is enjoying growing popularity in the world and much attention from
various research areas, including CSCW. eSports gaming is a highly competitive …

The view of quality in human-computer interaction continuously develops, having in past
decades included consistency, transparency, usability, and positive emotions. Recently …

Challenge is a key element of digital games, but a clear conceptualisation and
operationalisation of this player experience were long missing. This made it hard for game …

Engaging game characters are often key to a positive and emotionally rich player
experience. However, current research treats character attachment in a rather generic …

HCI has become increasingly interested in the use of technology during difficult life
experiences. Yet despite considerable popularity, little is known about how and why people …