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Self-Determination Theory, part 2: Competence and Relatedness

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Joseph Hilgard

by Joe Hilgard Don’t miss Part One of this article! Competence I also feel like most big-budget single-player games are not very good about providing opportunities for the player to exercise competence. When gameplay mechanics are simple, or challenges too … Continue reading →

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Self-Determination Theory, Part 1

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Joseph Hilgard

Joe Hilgard Why do we play games? Recently, research has started to apply theories from motivation psychology to understand why people enjoy the games that they do. This is Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000), and it is rapidly gaining … Continue reading →

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