Ralph Noble, Kathleen Ruiz, Marc Destefano, Jonathan Mintz

CONDITIONS OF ENGAGEMENT IN GAME SIMULATION: CONTEXTS OF GENDER, CULTURE AND AGE

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Volume: 2 ISBN / ISNN: ISSN 2342-9666
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We advocate a research approach to determining the conditions of engagement in game simulation that is a multi-disciplinary cultural and scientific inquiry at the juncture of psychological, artistic, and programming perspectives. What are the factors that cause some people to become enthralled with detail-oriented simulation game-play, while others are captivated by more abstracted, symbolic styles of play? How are the conditions of engagement influenced by gender, culture, and age?