Gamer Motivation
All gamers have a reason for joining in on online games. There are 11 psychological needs for everyone who plays online games. The 11 needs tie into the three rewards that gamers achieve through playing their favorite games online. Gamers become smarter, gain and improve upon their own skills, feel competent, get through tough times in life, learn tools, deal with danger, allows them to contain their emotions, allows them to compete for a goal and achievements, gives them the chance to gain rewards, helps them care for the people they love, and satisfying the senses with pleasant inputs (sights, smells, sounds, etc).
Gamers like the competition most of all. They want to build a top notch gaming reputation. Games allow players to gain skills they never had before to use in their own lives. Games are truly challenging. If they were not, no one would play them. They require perseverance and determination. Games allow people to feel good about themselves. Achieving a goal or beating a video game only helps the self-esteem of a person. They use their experiences in gameplay to balance their emotions with their new found skills. Being able to get rewards and achievements in games only adds to games being enjoyable for people to play. Online games can be played for fun, or they can be played for the social aspects. One cannot go wrong with either of those reasons. Personalities take shape and show themselves when people play video games.
The video below is part of series. This guy has a series called "Top Ten Reasons." This video is his top ten reasons video games are good for you.
Gamers like the competition most of all. They want to build a top notch gaming reputation. Games allow players to gain skills they never had before to use in their own lives. Games are truly challenging. If they were not, no one would play them. They require perseverance and determination. Games allow people to feel good about themselves. Achieving a goal or beating a video game only helps the self-esteem of a person. They use their experiences in gameplay to balance their emotions with their new found skills. Being able to get rewards and achievements in games only adds to games being enjoyable for people to play. Online games can be played for fun, or they can be played for the social aspects. One cannot go wrong with either of those reasons. Personalities take shape and show themselves when people play video games.
The video below is part of series. This guy has a series called "Top Ten Reasons." This video is his top ten reasons video games are good for you.