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The older player of digital games: A classification based on perceived need satisfaction
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Bob De Schutter
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Steven Malliet
Veröffentlicht/Copyright:
4. März 2014
Abstract
The current study aims to integrate the findings of previous research on the use of video games by older adults by applying the Uses & Gratifications (U>) paradigm (Blumler and Katz, 1974). A qualitative study was performed with 35 participants aged between 50 and 74, who were selected from a larger sample of 213. Based upon their primary playing motives and the gratifications they obtain from digital game play, a classification was developed, resulting in five categories of older adults who actively play games: “time wasters”, “freedom fighters”, “compensators”, “value seekers” and “ludophiles”.
Keywords: uses and gratifications; motivation; older players; digital games; life-span perspective; substitution hypothesis; selective media audience
Published Online: 2014-3-4
Published in Print: 2014-3-3
©2014 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin Boston
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Schlagwörter für diesen Artikel
uses and gratifications;
motivation;
older players;
digital games;
life-span perspective;
substitution hypothesis;
selective media audience
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Obituary of Karsten Renckstorf
- Articles
- Mediatization in public bureaucracies: A typology
- In the footsteps of Bob and Angelina: Celebrities’ diverse societal engagement and its ability to attract media coverage
- Digital skills as a conditioning factor for digital political participation
- The older player of digital games: A classification based on perceived need satisfaction
- Enjoyment of arousing television news: The role of age and sensation seeking
- Book Reviews
- Book reviews
