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Virtual Reality Arcades : A Study on Usage Habits with Emphasis on Digital Gaming (2019)

Kari, T. (2019). Virtual Reality Arcades : A Study on Usage Habits with Emphasis on Digital Gaming. In N. Zagalo, A. I. Veloso, L. Costa, & Ó. Mealha (Eds.), VJ 2019 : Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Videogame Sciences and Arts (pp. 179-194). Springer. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1164. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37983-4_14

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Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Kari, Tuomas

Emojulkaisu: VJ 2019 : Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Videogame Sciences and Arts

Emojulkaisun toimittajat: Zagalo, Nelson; Veloso, Ana Isabel; Costa, Liliana; Mealha, Óscar

Konferenssi:

Konferenssin paikka ja aika: Aveiro, Portugal, 27.-29.11.2019

ISBN: 978-3-030-37982-7

eISBN: 978-3-030-37983-4

Lehti tai sarja: Communications in Computer and Information Science

ISSN: 1865-0929

eISSN: 1865-0937

Julkaisuvuosi: 2019

Sarjan numero: 1164

Artikkelin sivunumerot: 179-194

Kirjan kokonaissivumäärä: 277

Kustantaja: Springer

Kustannuspaikka: Cham

Julkaisumaa: Sveitsi

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37983-4_14

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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/67597

Tiivistelmä

Virtual reality (VR) and VR gaming have seen substantial advancement during the recent years both in terms of technological development and the number of users. A notable rise has also occurred in the number of VR arcades. Despite the growing academic interest towards VR and VR gaming, there is still a dearth of understanding on the usage aspects of VR gaming and VR arcades. To address this gap, this study explored the habits of using VR arcades with emphasis on digital gaming. Specific focus was set on investigating differences between gender, age, and physical activity background. The study was exploratory in nature and based on a quantitative analysis of data collected from 126 respondents in Finland. The findings of this study bring new knowledge to this emerging subject, and thus, extend our understanding on the habits of using VR arcades and VR games. The study shows that digital gaming is clearly the most popular form of entertainment in VR arcades. Also, for the vast majority, the main purpose to visit VR arcades is gaming for fun, and it is more popular to visit VR arcades together with others than alone. The findings also demonstrate how VR gaming can be a new frontier for exergaming. Gender, age, and physical activity background differences are discussed. As a practical contribution, the findings are used to present implications for VR gaming and VR arcade stakeholders.

YSO-asiasanat: virtuaalitodellisuus; digitaaliset pelit

Vapaat asiasanat: VR; VR arcade; digital gaming; exergaming; entertainment; usage habits

Liittyvät organisaatiot

OKM-raportointi: Kyllä

Raportointivuosi: 2019

JUFO-taso: 1