Playing and Socializing—Adults’ Perceptions of the FIFA Digital Game
Gamers’ perceptions of using competitive digital games, especially concerning anxiety and socialization, have raised doubts about the benefits of playing such games. Since different studies highlight different results, this research aims to explore these differences by analyzing the perceptions of a...
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description | Gamers’ perceptions of using competitive digital games, especially concerning anxiety and socialization, have raised doubts about the benefits of playing such games. Since different studies highlight different results, this research aims to explore these differences by analyzing the perceptions of adults involved in playing a competitive digital game, in this case, FIFA, considering data that were collected during the COVID-19 pandemic period. The main question is ‘How do adults perceive anxiety, stress, and socialization when playing the FIFA digital game?’. The research comprises two studies involving volunteer participants: In the first part, which adopts a qualitative approach, the participants’ perceptions of what they think and feel when playing FIFA were analyzed and interpreted using text mining analysis. In the second, a quantitative study, FIFA users’ perceptions of the gaming experience were statistically analyzed. The results show that adult users tend to refer to positive perceived stress and socialization. The fact that participants identified manipulations and interference in the game and no longer allowed its use to influence their mood reveals that perceptions of attacks of rage were considered possible reactions to the use of the game, interpreted from the interface, and leading to the creation of knowledge. |
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spelling | doaj.art-101d20270fdf4e639bde04f00ae5e26a2023-11-17T11:43:14ZengMDPI AGInformatics2227-97092022-12-01101210.3390/informatics10010002Playing and Socializing—Adults’ Perceptions of the FIFA Digital GameAlessandro Pinheiro0Abílio Oliveira1Bráulio Alturas2Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), ISTAR, 1649-026 Lisboa, PortugalInstituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), ISTAR, 1649-026 Lisboa, PortugalInstituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), ISTAR, 1649-026 Lisboa, PortugalGamers’ perceptions of using competitive digital games, especially concerning anxiety and socialization, have raised doubts about the benefits of playing such games. Since different studies highlight different results, this research aims to explore these differences by analyzing the perceptions of adults involved in playing a competitive digital game, in this case, FIFA, considering data that were collected during the COVID-19 pandemic period. The main question is ‘How do adults perceive anxiety, stress, and socialization when playing the FIFA digital game?’. The research comprises two studies involving volunteer participants: In the first part, which adopts a qualitative approach, the participants’ perceptions of what they think and feel when playing FIFA were analyzed and interpreted using text mining analysis. In the second, a quantitative study, FIFA users’ perceptions of the gaming experience were statistically analyzed. The results show that adult users tend to refer to positive perceived stress and socialization. The fact that participants identified manipulations and interference in the game and no longer allowed its use to influence their mood reveals that perceptions of attacks of rage were considered possible reactions to the use of the game, interpreted from the interface, and leading to the creation of knowledge.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9709/10/1/2stressdigital gamesFIFAsocializationCOVID-19 |
spellingShingle | Alessandro Pinheiro Abílio Oliveira Bráulio Alturas Playing and Socializing—Adults’ Perceptions of the FIFA Digital Game Informatics stress digital games FIFA socialization COVID-19 |
title | Playing and Socializing—Adults’ Perceptions of the FIFA Digital Game |
title_full | Playing and Socializing—Adults’ Perceptions of the FIFA Digital Game |
title_fullStr | Playing and Socializing—Adults’ Perceptions of the FIFA Digital Game |
title_full_unstemmed | Playing and Socializing—Adults’ Perceptions of the FIFA Digital Game |
title_short | Playing and Socializing—Adults’ Perceptions of the FIFA Digital Game |
title_sort | playing and socializing adults perceptions of the fifa digital game |
topic | stress digital games FIFA socialization COVID-19 |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9709/10/1/2 |
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