Playful and Social Interaction in Physical Game

A Quantitative and Qualitative Study of Real-Life Escape Room

Bibliographic Data

ID20206364
AuthorsHsiao-Ping Chiu (0000-0002-4810-6440, Tunghai University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume26
Issue2
Pages207-227
Publication date2022-05-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTrames Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1406-0922 • E-ISSN: 1736-7514
PublisherEstonian Academy Publishers (PUBLISHER • EE)
DOI10.3176/tr.2022.2.06
OpenAlexW4285066053
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited8

This study investigated the player experience, playful design factors, and player behaviors of real-life escape room games. A questionnaire survey, group interviews, and behavioral observation were conducted to gather playersâ demographic information, game experience, social presence, game behaviors, and social interactions while playing a real-life escape room game. Results indicate that a playerâ s background and the theme of the escape room affect game performance and game experience. The playful design factors are sorted into five categories: story, clue, puzzle, mechanism, and interior design. The player behaviors include individual and team behaviors: searching, thinking, monitoring, physical activity, communication, information sharing, decision making, and cooperation

Human–computer interaction · Qualitative research · Social relation · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Digital Games and Media · Educational Games and Gamification · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Psychology

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