Gaming as a Representation of Urge and Passion: A Thematic Analysis of Online Gamers

Fanni Putri Diantina; Rizka Hadian Permana; Andhita Nurul  Khasanah; Rifky Abdila  Pratama; Aqyla Halwa; Dianita Rahma; Elizabeth Kristi Poerwandari; Dyah Triarini Indirasari

Gaming as a Representation of Urge and Passion: A Thematic Analysis of Online Gamers

Fanni Putri Diantina
, Rizka Hadian Permana
, Andhita Nurul Khasanah
, Rifky Abdila Pratama
, Aqyla Halwa
, Dianita Rahma
, Elizabeth Kristi Poerwandari
, Dyah Triarini Indirasari

Department of Psychology

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

The meaning of playing online games is important to explore to understand why playing online games is a passionate activity for enthusiastic and problematic gamers. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from 20 gamers (Male, 19-24 years old) who intensely play online games. Through the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) technique, the meaning of the essential or basic things from the participants life experiences was sought. The results showed that the experience of craving and urge emerged as themes in the decision-making process to continue playing online games even though they realized the negative impact of being too fixated on playing games

Original language	English
Title of host publication	KnE Social Sciences
Pages	146-155
Publication status	Published - Aug 2024

Keywords

craving
passion
problematic gamers
thematic analysis
urge

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