TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. iii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ……………………………………………………………………………………. iv
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ……………………………………………………………………………….. vii
LIST OF TABLES …………………………………………………………………………………………….. viii
SECTION
1. INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………………………………………… 1
2. LITERATURE REVIEW ………………………………………………………………………………. 3
2.1. COOPERATIVE PLAY AND ENJOYMENT …………………………………………… 3
2.2. PRIOR RESEARCH ON IMMERSION …………………………………………………… 4
3. THEORETICAL FOUNDATION & HYPOTHESES ……………………………………….. 6
3.1. TRANSPORTATION THEORY……………………………………………………………… 6
3.2. SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY………………………………………………………. 7
3.3. HYPOTHESIS GENERATION ………………………………………………………………. 8
3.3.1. Cooperation and Immersion …………………………………………………………… 8
3.3.2. Cooperation and Enjoyment …………………………………………………………… 9
3.3.3. Immersion and Enjoyment. ………………………………………………………….. 10
4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ………………………………………………………………….. 12
4.1. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN …………………………………………………………………. 12
4.2. RESEARCH PROCEDURES ………………………………………………………………… 12
4.3. MEASUREMENT ……………………………………………………………………………….. 13
4.3.1. Cooperation Orientations Scale …………………………………………………….. 14
4.3.2. Immersion. …………………………………………………………………………………. 14
4.3.3. Enjoyment …………………………………………………………………………………. 15
4.3.3.1 Cooperation manipulation check …………………………………………15
4.3.3.2 Subject background questionnaire ……………………………………….16
4.4. PILOT TESTS …………………………………………………………………………………….. 16
5. DATA ANALYSIS …………………………………………………………………………………….. 17
5.1. MEASUREMENT VALIDATION ………………………………………………………… 17
5.2. REPEATED MEASURES (PAIRED T-TEST) ANALYSES ……………………. 20
5.2.1. Immersion. …………………………………………………………………………………. 20
5.2.2. Enjoyment. ………………………………………………………………………………… 20
5.2.3. Immersion on Enjoyment. ……………………………………………………………. 20
6. DISCUSSIONS ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 22
7. LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH ……………………………………………….. 23
8. CONCLUSIONS ………………………………………………………………………………………… 24
APPENDICES
A. COUNTER-STRIKE GAME COMMANDS…………………………………………………. 25
B. PRACTICE INSTRUCTIONS …………………………………………………………………….. 27
C. GAMING SESSION 1 INSTRUCTIONS …………………………………………………….. 29
D. GAMING SESSION 2 INSTRUCTIONS ……………………………………………………… 31
E. SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW ……………………………………………………. 33
BIBLIOGRAPHY ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 37
VITA ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 42
