Children's interaction and expectations in a social game environment

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2007-01-01

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Inal, Yavuz
Karakus, Turkan
Çağıltay, Kürşat

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The purpose of this study is to examine children's expectations from games and their interaction patterns while playing computer games. 52 children ages from 8 to 14 participated to the study. Children were allowed to play computer games according to their preferences and interact with each other in a social gaming environment. Data were collected by observing children and taking notes to capture their interaction patterns. Also semi-structured interviews were conducted to examine their expectations from computer games that they had played. Results of the study showed that students mostly interact while learning a new game, providing strategy to their peers and promoting their success. Gender has effect on preference and expectations of games.

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Preferences, Computer games, Interaction, Expectancy

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Y. Inal, T. Karakus, and K. Çağıltay, “Children’s interaction and expectations in a social game environment,” 2007, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/54405.