Playing The Sims2: an exploration of gender differences in players’ motivations and patterns of play

The Sims is the best selling PC game of all time. It has regularly been stated that its success is partly due to its attraction to a much wider audience than the proverbial male adolescent, yet academic research on its player base is lacking. This article reports on the first ever explorative survey...

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Veröffentlicht in:	New media & society 2010-03, Vol.12 (2), p.235-251
Hauptverfasser:	Jansz, Jeroen, Avis, Corinne, Vosmeer, Mirjam
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Computers Games Gender differentiation Motivation Playing activities Role theory Social interaction The Sims2
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