Measuring Flow Experience of Computer Game Players

Authors

Jose Zagal, College of Computing and Digital Media DePaul UniversityFollow
Susy S. Chan, College of Computing and Digital Media DePaul UniversityFollow
Jingli Zhang, College of Computing and Digital Media DePaul UniversityFollow

Abstract

This research-in-progress paper reports on the development of an instrument for measuring flow experience of computer game players. Flow theory (Csikszentmihalyi, 1993) has been widely adopted in various research fields such as information systems (IS), human-computer action (HCI), and computer games. We argue that flow experience in computer game play leads to enjoyment and therefore can be measured as a dimension of enjoyment in addition to emotion. Development process of the instrument is discussed in this paper.

Recommended Citation

Zagal, Jose; Chan, Susy S.; and Zhang, Jingli, "Measuring Flow Experience of Computer Game Players" (2010). AMCIS 2010 Proceedings. 137.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2010/137