Addiction to Online Role-Playing Games

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Addiction to Online Role-Playing Games

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Online role-playing games (MMORPGs) belongs to one of the most extensive Internet applications and as such are also frequently discussed by academics, media and professionals as potentially leading their gamers to overuse and addiction. These games, likeWorld of Warcraft e.g., became immensely popular with dozens of millions of gamers worldwide. Significant feature of these games is the intensity how long gamers stay online; it is more then 25 hours with frequent periods of playing more then 8 hours ina raw. The majority of gamers are males in the age between late adolescents and young adulthood. The factors of addiction in the game features are described, mainly pointing out persistency of the game, social bounds and easiness to reach flow state. Onthe contrary, the factors of addiction on the player site are introduced as well, identifying lower self-esteem and self-efficacy as key factors.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Addiction to Online Role-Playing Games

Popis výsledku anglicky

Online role-playing games (MMORPGs) belongs to one of the most extensive Internet applications and as such are also frequently discussed by academics, media and professionals as potentially leading their gamers to overuse and addiction. These games, likeWorld of Warcraft e.g., became immensely popular with dozens of millions of gamers worldwide. Significant feature of these games is the intensity how long gamers stay online; it is more then 25 hours with frequent periods of playing more then 8 hours ina raw. The majority of gamers are males in the age between late adolescents and young adulthood. The factors of addiction in the game features are described, mainly pointing out persistency of the game, social bounds and easiness to reach flow state. Onthe contrary, the factors of addiction on the player site are introduced as well, identifying lower self-esteem and self-efficacy as key factors.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

AN - Psychologie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Rok uplatnění

2010

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Internet Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment

ISBN

978-0-470-55116-5

Počet stran výsledku

18

Strana od-do

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Počet stran knihy

312

Název nakladatele

Wiley

Místo vydání

Hoboken, New Jersey

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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