Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2023/Gamer motivation

Initial suggestions

@Bellehines: Thanks for tackling this topic. Some initial suggestions:

• Check out other related chapters and see how you can build on, link to, and integrate with that work:
  • Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Gamification
  • Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Motivation
  • Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Play
  • Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Technology
  • Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Video games
• What psychological theory(ies) can help to understand? What is the main research in this area?

Let me know if I can do anything else as you go along. Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 02:14, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

Suggestion

Hey, this is a interesting topic, I was actually going to use the topic of gamification, using games as a motivator in my book chapter on to-do-lists (there are many apps that mix to-do-lists and games) so I cant wait to see how your book chapter develops.

I was thinking it might be useful to look at:

Self-determination theory and Flow theory

Hope that helps, cant wait to read your book chapter as it develops ~~~ U3162169T (discuss • contribs) 12:51, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Light feedback

The topic chosen has a lot of potential, and is a new part of psychology, allowing for much more speculation and exploration. Have you considered that gamer motivation may be related to self actualisation and the development of confidence within the individual? The link below explores this in some detail. Good luck on your assessment. https://wp.nyu.edu/samanthazhang/2020/09/20/week-01-why-people-love-to-play-video-game/

Heading casing

FYI, the recommended Wikiversity heading style uses sentence casing. For example: Self-determination theory rather than Self-Determination Theory Here's an example chapter with correct heading casing: Growth mindset development -- Jtneill - Talk - c 11:34, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

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-- Jtneill - Talk - c 11:34, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Emotional aspect?

Hey! This seems super good so far, I'm actually doing something a little similar for my book chapter. I know this is a motivation chapter but maybe adding in a section on how emotions can influence motivation for playing games could be a good idea? Either way super excited to see how this turns out! Good luck :) U3224203 (discuss • contribs) 07:14, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Edits

Hi, it was interesting to read about gamer motivation! I find especially the first half of your book chapter to be very engaging with the use of interactive mechanisms. I have made some changes to the errors in your reference list, I hope you don't mind! The most common ones I have noticed are:

• Unnecessary capitalisation of words (e.g., for the title of the article only capitalise the first word or the first word after a colon)
• Lack of italicise for publishers

Here is a website for APA7 referencing, I hope it can assist you in your future assessments! UC Referencing Guide Jingying Chen (discuss • contribs) 21:55, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

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Overall Overall, this is an excellent chapter. It successfully uses psychological theory and research to address a practical, real-world phenomenon or problem. For additional feedback, see the following comments and these copyedits Overview Well developed Clearer definition of gaming needed How prevalent is gaming? Engages reader interest by introducing a case study and/or scenario with an image in a feature box Clearly explains the problem or phenomenon Clear focus questions Theory An excellent range of relevant theories are selected, described, and explained Builds somewhat on Wikipedia articles; build more strongly on related book chapters Insightful depth is provided about relevant theory(ies) Effective use of tables, figures, and/or lists are to help clearly convey key theoretical information Key citations are well used In a small number of places there is insufficient use of academic, peer-reviewed citations (e.g., see the tags) Excellent use of examples to illustrate theoretical concepts Research Excellent review of relevant research Very good critical thinking about relevant research is evident Critical thinking about research could be further evidenced by: describing the methodology (e.g., sample, measures) in important studies discussing the direction of relationships considering the strength of relationships acknowledging limitations pointing out critiques/counterarguments suggesting specific directions for future research Integration Excellent integration between theory and research Conclusion Very good summary and conclusion Key points are well summarised Add practical, take-home message(s) Style Written expression Overall, the quality of written expression is very good Avoid starting sentences with a citation unless the author is particularly pertinent. Instead, it is more interesting for the the content/key point to be communicated, with the citation included along the way or, more typically, in parentheses at the end of the sentence. Layout The chapter is well structured, with major sections using sub-sections Proofreading More proofreading is needed (e.g., fix punctuation and typographical errors) to bring the quality of written expression closer to a professional standard APA style Use sentence casing for the names of disorders, therapies, theories, etc. Use serial commas[1]. See explanatory video (1 min) Direct quotes need page numbers – even better, write in your own words Figures Figures are captioned Each Figure is referred to at least once within the main text Tables Table captions use APA style or wiki style Each Table is referred to at least once within the main text Citations are not in full APA style (7th ed.). For example: If there are three or more authors, cite the first author followed by et al., then year. For example, either: in-text, Smith et al. (2020), or in parentheses (Smith et al., 2020) Do not include author first name or initials Use ampersand (&) inside parentheses and "and" outside parentheses References use almost correct APA style Proofreading needed Separate page numbers using an en-dash (–) rather than a hyphen (-) Move non-peer-reviewed sources to the external links section Learning features Very good to excellent use of learning features Good use of embedded in-text interwiki links to Wikipedia articles. Adding more interwiki links for the first mention of key words and technical concepts would make the text even more interactive. See example. No use of embedded in-text links to related book chapters. Embedding in-text links to related book chapters helps to integrate this chapter into the broader book project. Good use of image(s) Excellent use of table(s) Basic use of feature box(es) Very good use of case studies or examples Good use of quiz(zes) and/or reflection question(s) The quiz questions could be more effective as learning prompts by being embedded as single questions within each corresponding section rather than as a set of questions at the end Good use of interwiki links in the "See also" section Use sentence casing Use alphabetical order Good use of external links in the "External links" section Use sentence casing Use alphabetical order Social contribution ~4 logged, useful, minor social contributions with direct links to evidence ~1 logged social contributions without direct links to evidence, so unable to easily verify and assess

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