Motivations, Strategies, and Movement Patterns of Video Gamers Playing Nintendo Wii Boxing

In: A. Nijholt, R. Poppe (Eds), Facial and Bodily Expressions for Control and Adaptation of Games (ECAG 2008). University of Twente, CTIT Workshop Proceedings, Vol. WP08-03, 2008, 29-35

7 Pages Posted: 9 Feb 2020

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Marco Pasch

University of Twente

Nadia Berthouze

University College London

Betsy van Dijk

Human Media Interaction (HMI)

Anton Nijholt

Human Media Interaction (HMI)

Date Written: July 1, 2008

Abstract

Video game consoles that employ physical activity as an interaction mode can benefit from using the gamer’s movement as feedback and adapt to it. But to be able to design such systems we need to know how gamers actually move and what we can infer from this. This paper reports preliminary, qualitative results of a study that aims at identifying playing styles and related movement patterns of gamers that play the Nintendo Wii Boxing game. Interviews of video gamers revealed that they approach the game with two different motivations (to achieve and to relax) that lead to different strategies (game and simulation). A movement analysis study using motion capture data, video recordings, and observer ratings identified three different movement patterns that relate to these strategies.

Keywords: video games, playing styles, movement patterns, motion capturing

JEL Classification: C91, O32, L82

Suggested Citation

Pasch, Marco and Berthouze, Nadia and van Dijk, Betsy and Nijholt, Anton, Motivations, Strategies, and Movement Patterns of Video Gamers Playing Nintendo Wii Boxing (July 1, 2008). In: A. Nijholt, R. Poppe (Eds), Facial and Bodily Expressions for Control and Adaptation of Games (ECAG 2008). University of Twente, CTIT Workshop Proceedings, Vol. WP08-03, 2008, 29-35, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2954838

Marco Pasch

University of Twente ( email )

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Nadia Berthouze

University College London ( email )

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Betsy Van Dijk (Contact Author)

Human Media Interaction (HMI) ( email )

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Anton Nijholt

Human Media Interaction (HMI) ( email )

Drienerlolaan 5
Enschede, NB 7522
Netherlands

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